International migration and development in South Asia / edited by Md Mizanur Rahman and Tan Tai Yong.

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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.
Description
xxiii, 243 pages ; 24 cm.

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"In migration studies, the nexus between migration and development in the global South has been meticulously debated. However, a unanimous resolution to this debate has not been found, due to the ever-changing nature of international migration. This book advances knowledge on the global debate on the migration-development relationship by documenting experiences in a number of countries in South Asia. Drawing on the experiences of global South Asians, this volume documents the impact of migration on the social, economic, and political fields in the broader context of development. It also presents a regional experience by looking into the migration-development nexus in the context of South Asia, and analyses the role South Asian migrants and diaspora communities play in the South Asian society. Contributions from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds, including sociology, anthropology, political science, international relations and economics, document the development implications of South Asian migration. Broad in scope in terms of contents, timeline of migration, and geographical coverage, the book presents empirically-based case studies involving India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Nepal from South Asia and emigrants living and working in the different parts of the world. Going beyond reporting the impacts of migration on economic development by highlighting the implications of 'social development' on society, this book provides a fascinating contribution to the fields of Asian Development, Migration Studies and South Asian Studies"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
  • 9780415724234 (hardback)
  • 0415724236 (hardback)
LCCN
2014042836
OCLC
852219425
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