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Migrant Remittances in South Asia

Social, Economic and Political Implications

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Editors:
  1. Md Mizanur Rahman

    1. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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  2. Tan Tai Yong

    1. Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore

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  3. A K M Ahsan Ullah

    1. American University in Cairo, Egypt

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Part of the book series: International Political Economy Series (IPES)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Migrant Remittances in South Asia: An Introduction

    1. Migrant Remittances in South Asia: An Introduction

      • Md Mizanur Rahman, Tan Tai Yong, A K M Ahsan Ullah
      Pages 1-30

  3. Remittance and Conceptual Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 31-31
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    2. Understanding Remittances: Theoretical and Methodological Issues

      • Md Mizanur Rahman, Lian Kwen Fee
      Pages 33-51

    3. Gender and Remittances: Remodelling Remittance Exposure

      • A K M Ahsan Ullah
      Pages 52-67

  4. Remittance Transfer Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Formal Remittances: Costs and Efficiencies of Remittance Transfers to South Asia

      • Bhupal Singh
      Pages 71-87

    3. Social Organization of Hundi: Informal Remittance Transfer to South Asia

      • Md Mizanur Rahman, Brenda S. A. Yeoh
      Pages 88-111

  5. Implications of Remittances in South Asia

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 113-113
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    2. The Social Dynamics of Remittance-Receiving in Pakistan: Agency and Opportunity among Non-migrants in a Transnational Social Field

      • Marta Bivand Erdal
      Pages 115-134

    3. Remittances and SME Development: Reflections from South Asia

      • Rita Afsar
      Pages 135-157

    4. Gendering Remittances: Contested Masculinities among Bangladeshi Male Immigrants in New York City

      • Natacha Stevanovic-Fenn
      Pages 158-191

    5. Globalization of Remittances in India: Towards a Sociological Perspective

      • Vani S. Kulkami
      Pages 192-217

    6. When Money Follows the Corpse: Remittances of Deceased Migrants in South Asia

      • A K M Ahsan Ullah, Mallik Akram Hossain
      Pages 218-234

    7. Fertility Responses to Migrant Remittances in Pakistan

      • Mazhar Mughal, Amar Anwar
      Pages 235-254

    8. Migrants’ Private Giving and Development in Central Gujarat, India

      • Puja Guha
      Pages 255-276

    9. Uses and Impacts of Remittances in Nepal

      • Bhubanesh Pant
      Pages 277-294

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 295-302
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This volume provides theoretical treatments of remittance on how its development potential is translated into reality. The authors meticulously delve into diverse mechanisms through which migrant communities remit, investigating how recipients engage in the development process in South Asia.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore

    Md Mizanur Rahman, Tan Tai Yong

  • American University in Cairo, Egypt

    A K M Ahsan Ullah

About the editors

Amar Anwar, Cape Breton University, Canada Bhubanesh Pant, Nepal Rastra Bank, Nepal Bhupal Singh, Reserve Bank of India at Mumbai, India Brenda S.A. Yeoh, National University of Singapore. Singapore Lian Kwen Fee, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Mallik Akram Hossain, Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh Marta Bivand Erdal, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Norway Mazhar Mughal, University of Pau, France Natacha Stevanovic Fenn, independent scholar Puja Guha, independent scholar Rita Afsar, University of Western Australia (UWA), Australia Vani S. Kulkarni, Yale University, USA.

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