Leveraging migration for Africa remittances, skills, and investments /

Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Ratha, Dilip.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2011.
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Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10468651
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300 |a xix, 212 p. :  |b ill. (some col.) 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Migration patterns and policies in Africa. Migration from and within Africa -- Immigration to Africa -- Understanding cross-country migration patterns -- Socioeconomic characteristics of migrants from Africa -- Managing migration. Migrant remittances. Recent remittance trends and the impact of the global financial crisis -- Implications of remittances at the macroeconomic level -- Development impact of remittances at the microeconomic level -- Remittance markets in Africa -- Toward less costly and more transparent remittances : policy changes. Migration of the highly skilled. Benefits and patterns of high-skilled migration -- Earnings of tertiary-educated migrants in destination labor markets -- Policy options. Harnessing the resources of the diaspora. Locating the African diaspora -- Benefiting from diasporas -- An emerging policy agenda to maximize the benefits of diasporas -- Dealing with diaspora communities abroad. 
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650 0 |a African diaspora  |x Economic aspects. 
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650 0 |a Economic development  |z Africa. 
651 0 |a Africa  |x Emigration and immigration 
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