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Dynamics of remittance practices and development: Bangladeshi overseas migrants

01/11/2011

14 pages long

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Remittances from migrant workers play a significant role in keeping the economy of Bangladesh vibrant, adding around six per cent to the country’s GDP and helping to maintain the balance of payments. This article examines remittance flows from Hong Kong and Malaysia to Bangladesh; the dynamics of remittance practices; and the impact on the well-being […]

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Mainstreaming globalisation in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers in the Asia-Pacific region

01/09/2011

13 pages long

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This paper examines the extent to which the key elements of globalisation, such as international trade, investments, foreign aid, transnational labour migration and tourism have been mainstreamed into the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) in the Asia-Pacific region. Using a content analysis, the paper finds that trade openness gained the highest priority in the PRSPs, […]

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Case study

Improving Food Security for Vulnerable Communities in Nepal

31/05/2011

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8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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For families living in Nepal’s remote highland regions, chronic food insecurity and hunger are part of daily life. Their own agricultural production is low; imported food is expensive; and as men migrate to find work elsewhere, women are left to manage farms and households alone. Climate change is making the situation worse. This case study […]

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The dynamics of contemporary local-government policies and economic development in West Papau

01/04/2011

12 pages long

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There have been enormous political, economic, and social changes in West Papua. Every governor of West Papua has designed programmes to boost economic development and reduce poverty. The influx of migrant workers under the ‘transmigration programme’ into West Papua has limited the job opportunities for indigenous people in the labour market. This article concludes that […]

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Gendering remittances in Albania: a human and social development perspective

01/03/2011

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Gendering remittances in Albania: a human and social development perspective

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Gender issues are of central importance to both migration and development. The study of migrant remittances has been at the heart of the fast-growing literature on migration and development. And yet, surprisingly, remittances and gender issues have rarely been brought together as a subject of inquiry. Based on recent research in south-east Albania, our paper […]

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Feminised financial flows: how gender affects remittances in Honduran–US transnational families

01/03/2011

15 pages long

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Feminised financial flows: how gender affects remittances in Honduran–US transnational families

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This article focuses on Honduran immigrants in Alexandria, Virginia USA and their family members in Nacaome, Valle, Honduras. It traces the transfer of remittances from migrants to their families at home, in 20 transnational families. It focuses on six issues: gendered motives for migration, reproductive labour across borders, gender inequalities in the US labour market, […]

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The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

01/03/2011

12 pages long

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The impact of remittances on gender roles and opportunities for children in recipient families: research from the International Organization for Migration

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In addition to raising the living standards of loved ones back home, remittances sent by men and women migrants can transform the way spouses, children, and communities left behind interact within the household, including changing culturally accepted roles and opportunities for men, women, boys, and girls. For women senders of remittances, ‘rising’ to become a […]

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The influence of male migration on female resources, independence, and development in Gambian villages

01/03/2011

14 pages long

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The influence of male migration on female resources, independence, and development in Gambian villages

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This article examines how women’s situations in three Gambian villages are influenced by men’s migration to urban areas and abroad. It particularly explores the influence of men’s migration on women’s independence and power to make decisions, changes to the gender division of labour, the influence of migration on networks and resources in the household, and […]

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Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

01/03/2011

16 pages long

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Climate change and migration: a case study from rural Bangladesh

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Migration in response to climate change should not be seen as a failure to adapt, but as a strategy undertaken to increase household resilience. This will, however, happen when migration is planned and supported and not under distress. This article focuses on people’s movements in the aftermath of cyclone Aila. It looks at factors influencing […]

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Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

01/03/2011

13 pages long

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Constructing ‘modern gendered civilised’ women and men: gender-mainstreaming in refugee camps

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Gender mainstreaming in humanitarian programmes with forced migrants is based on a belief that such an approach will lead to greater gender equality, while raising the status of women through their ’empowerment’. In this article, I focus on the activities of international and local humanitarian organisations in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya. I argue that the […]

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