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International migrant remittances and their role in development

International migrant remittances and their role in development
titolo International migrant remittances and their role in development
sottotitolo opportunities and threats
Autore
Argomento Scienze politiche e sociali Saggi e studi
Editore Pisa University Press
Formato
libro Libro
Lingua inglese
Pagine 80
Pubblicazione 03/2018
ISBN 978-883339-0345
 

Abstract

This book deals critically with the link between the migrants’ remittances and the developmental processes in the countries of origin of the migratory flows. Being able to provide a basic income or an additional income to the families, personal remittances contribute to the improvement of living conditions in many poor countries. Until now, however, this money is mostly spent on essential goods and only very rarely it is invested in income crea...
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This book deals critically with the link between the migrants’ remittances and the developmental processes in the countries of origin of the migratory flows. Being able to provide a basic income or an additional income to the families, personal remittances contribute to the improvement of living conditions in many poor countries. Until now, however, this money is mostly spent on essential goods and only very rarely it is invested in income creating assets. This book claims that there are some obstacles that need to be overcome so that remittances can help the transformation of the societies of developing countries and become a tool for bottom-up processes of economic and social self-determination. In this regard, there are various challenges that the international community and all stakeholders need to face. Among these, the costs of transferring remittances as well as the difficulty for the families to use the remittances for other than consumption are of particular importance.
Moreover, it is necessary to fight the negative effects of remittances, promoting culture of emigration. Remittances often create a dependence between the immigrants’ countries of origin and destination, taking away responsibility from the governments of the beneficiary countries and creating passivity in the families that receive the money. We will argue that this dependence limits the opportunities of development of the countries of origin and is capable of influencing the migratory flows.
 
 

Biografia dell'autore

Barbara Bonciani

Barbara Bonciani (PhD): insegna Sociologia dello sviluppo all’Università di Pisa, è Ricercatore associato presso il CNR-Ircres di Torino e fa parte dell’Asso­ciazione italiana degli economisti d’impresa (GEI). Lavora presso l’Ufficio studi dell’ADSP del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale dove svolge attività di ricerca in ma­teria di trasporti marittimi, traffici portuali e relazione porto-città. Ha svolto attività di ricerca al Parlamento Europeo, come vincitrice di una borsa di ricerca Schuman e presso l’Università di Newcastle Upon Tyne, come vincitrice di una borsa di ricerca Marie Curie. Ha collaborato in qualità di esperta con la Commis­sione Europea, Programma Development Education and Awarness Raising (DEAR), e con il Parlamento Europeo nell’ambito dell’Assemblea Parlamentare unificata UE-ACP. Ha pubblicato articoli in riviste nazionali e internazionali e prodotto working paper nei diversi ambiti di interesse scientifico.

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