TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ratha,Dilip
TI  - Leveraging migration for Africa: remittances, skills, and investments 
SN  - 9780821382578
AV  - HG3982 .L48 2011
U1  - 338.96 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - African diaspora
KW  - Economic aspects
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Africa
KW  - Emigrant remittances
KW  - Investments, Foreign
KW  - Emigration and immigration
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Migration patterns and policies in Africa. Migration from and within Africa -- Immigration to Africa -- Understanding cross-country migration patterns -- Socioeconomic characteristics of migrants from Africa -- Managing migration. Migrant remittances. Recent remittance trends and the impact of the global financial crisis -- Implications of remittances at the macroeconomic level -- Development impact of remittances at the microeconomic level -- Remittance markets in Africa -- Toward less costly and more transparent remittances: policy changes. Migration of the highly skilled. Benefits and patterns of high-skilled migration -- Earnings of tertiary-educated migrants in destination labor markets -- Policy options. Harnessing the resources of the diaspora. Locating the African diaspora -- Benefiting from diasporas -- An emerging policy agenda to maximize the benefits of diasporas -- Dealing with diaspora communities abroad
UR  - http://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/book/9780821382578
ER  -