Essays about: "global remittances"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words global remittances.

1. 1. New entrants disrupting the traditional business model of the global remittances industry through blockchain technology

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Gabriel Robles Rodríguez; [2022-08-19]
   Keywords : blockchain; financial services; global remittances; blockchain in remittances industry; financial inclusion; diffusion of innovation; technology adoption; digitalization; business model innovation; disruptive innovation; unbanked; underbanked;

   Abstract : The world is becoming increasingly digital, and technologies are emerging and evolving. Some of these technologies are considered to have disruptive potential, which is why it's important for industries and companies to keep up with the ongoing changes. One technology that is currently considered disruptive is called "blockchain. READ MORE

3. 2. 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 relationer

   Author : Ayaat Abdelaziz; [2022]
   Keywords : migration policy; African Union; migration-development nexus; postcolonialism; critical development;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. Remittances - A Tool for Democratization? A Global Study on Protests and Remittance Flows

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Elias Jbari; Vasu Gandhi; [2021]
   Keywords : remittances; economic development; international migration; structure and scope of government;

   Abstract : Can remittances function as a tool to overthrow political regimes? This paper aims to answer that question while performing an in-depth analysis of the relation between protests and remittances. Remittances refer to the international money flows from emigrants to their relatives in the country of origin. READ MORE

5. 4. 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 samhälle

   Author : Heidi Källoff; [2020]
   Keywords : Remittances; the global remittance trend; financial inclusion; economic democratization; sustainable development; austerity; gender mainstreaming; migration management; transnational business feminism; decoloniality; decolonialism;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. Engaging Diaspora in Homeland Development : A Case Study of Tajik Diaspora in Russia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Sofia Kliukina; [2020]
   Keywords : human capital; migration; remittances; Tajikistan;

   Abstract : Policy makers in the global development industry in the past two decades have shown increasing interest in engaging diasporas in homeland development. This research aims to address the gap of searching for better practices of engaging diaspora in homeland development, using the case of Tajik diaspora in Russia. READ MORE