Remittances, Microfinance and Development: Building the Links (Volume 1: A Global View)

This book presents a global view on the relationship between remittances, microfinance and development. In ten chapters, the book discusses the following:

• Potential of remittances as a development option and key issues to be considered;
• Scenario of migration in the South Pacific and the role of remittances as an investment against vulnerability in this area;
• Mismatched perceptions of remittance obligations among remittance senders and recipients;
• Relationship between trade liberalization, remittances, poverty and income distribution of households in Ghana;
• Potential of money transfers to take advantage of the market opportunity;
• Important issues in the relationship between remittances and the intermediation of microfinance institutions (MFIs);
• Money transfer services in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to study how money moves in cash-based markets;
• Development and governance issues in the context of remittances, microfinance and community informatics;
• Evidence from Sri Lanka about the role of overseas migration in the household economies of microfinance clients.