Remittance Income and Social Resilience Among Migrant Households in Rural Bangladesh
Sikder, Mohammad Jalal Uddin; Higgins, Vaughan; Ballis, Peter Harry
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Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKB; JFFA; JFFN; JFSF; KCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This book examines how migrant remittances contribute to household social resilience in rural Bangladesh. Using a mixed methods approach, the authors show that remittances play a crucial role in enhancing the life chances and economic livelihoods of rural households, and that remittance income enables households to overcome immediate pressures, adapt to economic and environmental change, build economic and cultural capital, and provide greater certainty in planning for the future. However, the book also reveals that the social and economic benefits of remittances are not experienced equally by all households. Rural village households endure a precarious existence and the potentially positive ... Read more
This book examines how migrant remittances contribute to household social resilience in rural Bangladesh. Using a mixed methods approach, the authors show that remittances play a crucial role in enhancing the life chances and economic livelihoods of rural households, and that remittance income enables households to overcome immediate pressures, adapt to economic and environmental change, build economic and cultural capital, and provide greater certainty in planning for the future. However, the book also reveals that the social and economic benefits of remittances are not experienced equally by all households. Rural village households endure a precarious existence and the potentially positive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
281
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137592415
SKU
V9781137592415
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Ref
99-15
About Sikder, Mohammad Jalal Uddin; Higgins, Vaughan; Ballis, Peter Harry
Mohammad Jalal Uddin Sikder is an assistant professor at the General Education Department at the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) as well as a senior research fellow at the Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has published several books and articles on migration, remittances, and development and climate change in respected international journals. He ... Read more
Reviews for Remittance Income and Social Resilience Among Migrant Households in Rural Bangladesh
“Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural Bangladesh is a useful read for migration researchers, development practitioners, and students interested in development studies and livelihoods research. Overall, an engaging read, what adds depth to the analysis are the extensive quotes from migrants and family members left behind and the pictures that give readers, even those unfamiliar with ... Read more