Remittances, gender and development: Albania's society and economy in transition
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1. Verfasser: Vullnetari, Julie ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London I.B. Tauris 2011
Schriftenreihe:Library of development studies (London, England) 4
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-223) and index
LIST OF MAPS & ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; ABBREVIATIONS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 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; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.
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 particularly significant in this new debate on migration and development as, since the fall of communism, remittances have been a major supporter of the Albanian economy, sustaining many Albanian families, especially in rural areas. The authors thus focus on the socio-cultural context of remittances, and explore how gender emerges as a powerful facet in the processes of developmen
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