Remittances, gender and development : Albania's society and economy in transition / Julie Vullnetari and Russell King
- Author:
- Vullnetari, Julie
- Published:
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 232 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
- Additional Creators:
- King, Russell, 1945-
- Series:
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Migration, Gender, Remittances and Development: A Theoretical Perspective -- 3.Albanian Migration, Remittances and Gender Dynamics -- 4.The Gendered Transnational Household -- 5.Remittance Flows, Patterns and Processes: The Shaping Role of Gender -- 6.Remittances and Development -- 7.Migration-Development-Remittances-Gender: What Role for Policy-Makers? -- 8.Conclusions and Recommendations.
- Summary:
- Migration in the modern world, rather than being seen as a symptom or result of underdevelopment, is now understood more as a route towards development and a strategy for alleviating poverty. This study of Albania is significant in this new debate on migration and development.
- Subject(s):
- ISBN:
- 1848854870
9781848854871 - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-223) and index.
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