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Outsourcing welfare : how the money immigrants send home contributes to stability in developing countries /

In order to meet the International Monetary Fund's debt-reduction guidelines, many developing country governments have had to retrenth their social welfare systems. This book is about how remittances--the hundreds of billions of dollars international migrants send to family members in their hom...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Germano, Roy (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Emigrant remittances > Developing countries.
Developing countries > Economic policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Economic policy
Emigrant remittances
Developing countries
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Remittances and the politics of austerity
  • Outsourcing social welfare: how migrants replaced the state during Mexico's market transition
  • How remittances prevent social unrest: evidence from the Mexican countryside
  • Optimism in times of crisis: remittances and economic security in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East
  • They came banging pots and pans: remittances and government approval in Sub-Saharan Africa during the food crisis
  • No left turn: remittances and incumbent support in Mexico's closely-contested 2006 presidential election
  • Conclusion.