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Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia

Part of the International Political Economy Series Book Series

Editors: Yong, Tan Tai; Rahman, Md Mizanur

DOI: 10.1057/9781137334459

ISBN: 978-1-349-46273-5

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK - Springer Journals

Nov 7, 2015

1 - 10 of 13 Chapters

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Introduction: Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia

Yong, Tan Tai; Rahman, Md Mizanur

Pages: 1 –19

[Increasingly, countries with extensive diasporas have sought to connect with the extended, transnational communities in order to tap into the resources and networks they offer for the domestic developmental purposes. The myriad of approaches adopted for such engagements, from raising awareness...
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From Germany to India: The Role of NRIs and PIOs in Economic and Social Development Assistance

Gottschlich, Pierre

Pages: 20 –40

[The Non-Resident Indian (NRI) and People of Indian Origin (PIO) population in Germany is one of the less prominent Indian diaspora communities. Despite its comparatively small size of only about 65,000–75,000 persons, this group plays a significant role in economic and social development...
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Influencing from Afar: Role of Pakistani Diaspora in Public Policy and Development in Pakistan

Zaidi, S. Akbar

Pages: 41 –55

[It would be difficult to find the names of many Pakistani economists or other public policy experts, who have served the Government of Pakistan in the most senior of positions since the end of the 1970s, who were not part of Pakistan’s extensive diaspora of public policy professionals, based...
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Afghan Diasporas in Britain and Germany: Dynamics, Engagements and Agency

Fischer, Carolin

Pages: 56 –74

[Relationships between diasporas and their countries of origin have attracted vivid interests of academics and policy makers. Such relationships are often analysed with a focus on diaspora activities and their impact. There are many case studies of diaspora groups’ engagements with their home...
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The Global Circulation of Skill and Capital — Pathways of Return Migration of Indian Entrepreneurs from the United States to India

Ray, Manashi

Pages: 75 –102

[The phenomenon of return migration is ‘the great unwritten chapter in the history of migration’ (King, 2000: 7). Although migration to high-income OECD countries from poor developing nations has often been considered to be permanent up to now, in fact it has always had an element of...
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Bangladeshi Diaspora: Cultural Practices and Development Linkages

Ullah, A. K. M. Ahsan

Pages: 103 –123

[Over the last decade, there has been a growing recognition of the contribution that diaspora makes to the economic development of their country of origin. This is largely due to the fact that their contributions form a significant source of external capital for developing countries. However, the...
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From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Leveraging the Academic Diaspora for Development in Bangladesh

Rahman, Taiabur

Pages: 124 –144

[Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated nations in the world. At present Bangladesh has a total population of nearly 160 million out of which more than 110 million (73 per cent) people live in rural areas. Bangladesh’s per capita income is USD 750, ranking in UNDP’s Human Development...
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Diaspora Engagement in Education in Kerala, India

Palackal, Antony

Pages: 145 –161

[There is growing recognition of the potential of diaspora communities in stimulating development in their countries of origin. In recent years, migration and development literature has increasingly been examining measures to maximize the potential of diaspora contributions towards the...
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Diaspora Volunteering and Development in Nepal

Khanal, Prakash

Pages: 162 –175

[Although the Nepalese have a long tradition of emigration to neighbouring lands, the growth of the Nepali diaspora community in the West is a relatively new phenomena taking place over the last two-and-a-half decades. This growth has largely been influenced by various migration policies adopted...
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Diasporic Shrines: Transnational Networks Linking South Asia through Pilgrimage and Welfare Development

Kalra, Virinder S.; Ibad, Umber; Purewal, Navtej K.

Pages: 176 –193

[The majority of the literature on diaspora has hitherto focused largely on flows, nodes and places that privilege links between the ‘West and the rest’ (Hall 1992). In a more subtle manner, this lens refers to networks of metropolitan cities and peripheral sites. Connections between Southall and...

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