South Asian Migration: Remittances and Beyond

Zaara Zain Hussain · Md Mizanur Rahman

Sep 2015 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing

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International migration is a dynamic global phenomenon that has been drawing increasing attention from both scholars and policymakers over the last few decades. It is particularly relevant to South Asia, since the region is a vast source of “sojourner” migrant labour, as well as home to permanent immigrant and diaspora communities. The chapters brought together in this volume provide insights into the study of international migration, diaspora engagement and remittances in South Asia. In particular, they analyse the implications of this phenomenon in relation to development and shed light on migration- and diaspora-led development in two sections: firstly, “Remittance-Induced Development” and secondly “Diaspora-Induced Development.” The geographic focus of the volume is the global South Asian emigrant population who live outside the region.

This volume demonstrates that international migration, remittances and development offer an exciting field of academic study, as well as a vibrant area of policy study. Its multi-disciplinary dimensions enlarge its scope and applicability across several domains. As such, this volume offers an important contribution to the growing field of international migration in both the academic and policy spheres.

About the author

Md Mizanur Rahman is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. His recent co-edited books include Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013), Migrant Remittances in South Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), and International Migration and Development in South Asia (Routledge, 2015).

Zaara Zain Hussain is Researcher at the Institute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, specializing in international development and labour policy in South Asia and Southeast Asia. She has written extensively for the Institute of South Asian Studies, and has contributed to journals such as Geopolitics, History and International Relations and Journal of International Affairs.

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