Essays about: "Migrants` Remittances"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 essays containing the words Migrants` Remittances.
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1. Development as more than economic growth : A qualitative analysis on development in the African Union’s migration policy
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationerAbstract : An increased global attention has been placed on the effects of migration on development, particularly in Africa, due to the increase in remittances to the continent. The African Union (AU) has negotiated multiple migration frameworks and conventions to promote development in this arena. READ MORE
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2. "If I do not provide for my family, who else will?" : A qualitative study on motives behind remittances and the impact it has on Iraqi and Somali migrants in Sweden
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)Abstract : According to the World Bank’s (2019) latest Migration and Development Brief, remittances to low and middle-income countries reached a record high in 2018. This study examines Swedish migrants’ motives behind remittances and their experience with the social and economic impact of sending remittances. READ MORE
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3. Banking the unbanked: Financial inclusion and economic sustainable development for women? : Decolonial perspectives on the gendered migration-remittances-development nexus
University essay from Linköpings universitet/REMESO - Institutet för forskning om Migration, Etnicitet och Samhälle; Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : Over the last decade, a new trend of Global Remittances has emerged within the international development community, especially a growing interest in women’s migration and remittances, and their potential for poverty reduction and economic growth. Due to the staggering amount of transnational money transfers, migrant remittances have become a central component in multilateral discussions on alternative development financing, and has been included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). READ MORE
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4. Transnational Activities of the Zimbabwean diaspora in London, United Kingdom: Evidence from a Survey
University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)Abstract : The key question that this paper seeks to answer is (1) To what extent are Zimbabweans living in London, in the United Kingdom involved in transnational activities to their country of origin? To try to answer this question I have carried out quantitative analysis of primary data gathered in London and the results show that the Zimbabwean migrants are actively involved in transnational activities to their country of origin. Contact with family and sending money home seem to be the most carried out transnational activities than others. READ MORE
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5. The Filipino-American Care Chain : Gender, Transnational Migration and the Globalisation of Care
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionenAbstract : By caring for children, the elders and the ill, care workers are fundamental for the global economy and for peoples’ well-being. As confirmed in this thesis, the majority of domestic workers are migrant women. READ MORE
