The migration-development nexus a transnational perspective / edited by Thomas Faist, Margit Fauser, Peter Kivisto.
| Other author | Faist, Thomas, 1959- |
| Other author | Fauser, Margit, 1972- |
| Other author | Kivisto, Peter, 1948- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Houndmills, Baskingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Description | xiv, 228 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Migration, diasporas and citizenship series |
| Contents | 1. The migration-development nexus: toward a transnational perspective / Tthomas Faist and Margit Fauser -- Part I. Paradigms: Methodological and Conceptual: 2. A global perspective on migration and development / Nina Glick Schiller; 3. The dialectic between uneven development and forced migration: toward a political economy framework / Raúl Delgado Wise and Humberto Márquez Covarrubias -- Part II. Organizations, Networks and States: 4. Diasporas, recovery, and development in conflict-ridden societies / Nicholas van Hear; 5. Business as usual?: urban actors and transnational investments in Accra, Ghana / Lothar Smith; 6. How receiving cities contribute to simultaneous engagements for incorporation and development / Margit Fauser; 7. A sociology of diaspora knowledge etworks / Jean-Baptiste Meyer -- Part III. Outlook: 8. Academic knowledge, policy, and the public role of social scientists / Thomas Faist; 9. Modernization, development, and migration in a skeptical age / Peter Kivisto. |
| Abstract | "This book examines current policy discussions around the migration-development nexus and subjects them to rigorous conceptual and empirical criticism through a transnational lens, placing the current re-discovery of migrants as agents of development nexus into theoretical and historical perspective."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2011003953 |
| ISBN | 9780230228573 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0230228577 (hardback) |
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