Leveraging Migration for Africa : Remittances, Skills, and Investments

International migration has profound implications for human welfare, and African governments have had only a limited influence on welfare outcomes, for good or ill. Improved efforts to manage migration will require information on the nature and impact of migratory patterns. This book seeks to contribute toward this goal, by reviewing previous research and providing new analyses (including surveys and case studies) as well as by formulating policy recommendations that can improve the migration experience for migrants, origin countries, and destination countries. The book comprises this introduction and summary and four chapters. Chapter one reviews the data on African migration and considers the challenges African governments face in managing migration. Chapter two discusses the importance of remittances, the most tangible link between migration and development; it also identifies policies that can facilitate remittance flows to Africa and increase their development impact. Chapter three analyzes high-skilled emigration and analyzes policies that can limit adverse implications and maximize positive implications for development. Chapter four considers ways in which Africa can leverage its diaspora resources to increase trade, investment, and access to technology.

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Main Authors:	Mohapatra, Sanket, Ratha, Dilip, Plaza, Sonia, Ozden, Caglar, Shaw, William, Shimeles, Abebe
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2011-04-26
Subjects:	ABUSE, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, ASYLUM, BANK ACCOUNTS, BENEFITS OF MIGRATION, BRAIN DRAIN, CENSUSES, CITIZENS, CITIZENSHIP, CIVIL WAR, CLIMATE CHANGE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN, COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, DECADES OF WAR, DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES, DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT IMPACT OF REMITTANCES, DIASPORA, DIASPORA COMMUNITIES, DISEASES, DISPLACED PEOPLE, DISSEMINATION, DIVORCE, ECONOMIC INTEGRATION, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATED MIGRANTS, ELDERLY, EMIGRANT REMITTANCES, EMIGRANTS, EMIGRATION, ENFORCEMENT OF LAWS, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, EXPATRIATE NATIONALS, EXPATRIATES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY REUNIFICATION, FAMILY SIZE, FAMILY STRUCTURES, FAMILY TIES, FARMERS, FERTILITY, FERTILITY PATTERNS, FERTILITY PREFERENCES, FERTILITY RATES, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SHORTAGES, FORCED MIGRATION, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, FOREIGNERS, GENDER DIFFERENCES, GENDER ROLES, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HIV, HIV INFECTION, HIV INFECTIONS, HOME COUNTRIES, HOME VILLAGES, HOST COUNTRIES, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS, HUMAN RIGHTS, HUMAN WELFARE, HUSBANDS, ILLEGAL ALIENS, IMMIGRANT, IMMIGRANTS, IMMIGRATION, IMMIGRATION POLICIES, IMMIGRATION RESTRICTIONS, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT, INFECTION RATES, INFLUX OF REFUGEES, INFORMAL REMITTANCE, INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS, INITIATIVES ON REMITTANCES, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTERNAL MIGRANTS, INTERNAL MIGRATION, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL REFUGEES, INTRAREGIONAL MIGRATION, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR MIGRATION, LAND OWNERSHIP, LEGAL STATUS, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, LIMITED RESOURCES, LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES, MACROECONOMIC LEVEL, MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, MIGRANT, MIGRANT LABORERS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION DATA, MIGRATION FLOWS, MIGRATION PATTERNS, MIGRATION POLICIES, MIGRATION POLICY, MIGRATION RATES, MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE, MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE, MUTUAL RESPECT, NATIONAL BORDERS, NATURAL DISASTERS, NUMBER OF MIGRANTS, NUMBER OF PEOPLE, NUMBER OF REFUGEES, NUMBER OF WOMEN, NURSES, OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, PAYMENT SERVICES, PERMANENT SETTLEMENT, PHYSICAL ABUSE, PLACE OF RESIDENCE, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POPULATION GROWTH, POST OFFICES, POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTION, POTENTIAL MIGRANTS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PROGRESS, PROVISION OF INFORMATION, PUBLIC SERVICES, RACISM, RATE OF MIGRATION, REFUGEE, REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, REMITTANCE, REMITTANCE CHANNELS, REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS, REMITTANCES, RESETTLEMENT, RESOURCE FLOWS, RETURN MIGRATION, RETURNEES, RIGHT OF WOMEN, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLING, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SEX, SKILLED MIGRANTS, SKILLED MIGRATION, SKILLED WORKERS, SMALL COUNTRIES, SOCIAL COSTS, SOCIAL ISSUES, SOCIAL NETWORKS, SOCIAL SECURITY, TECHNICAL RESOURCES, TEMPORARY MIGRATION, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TOLERANCE, TRADITIONAL SOCIETIES, TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE, TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY, TRANSPORTATION, TUBERCULOSIS, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS, UNDOCUMENTED MIGRANTS, UNDOCUMENTED MIGRATION, UNFPA, UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION, UNIVERSITY EDUCATION, URBAN AREAS, USE OF REMITTANCES, VICTIMS, VISAS, VULNERABILITY, WAR, WORKFORCE, WORKING CONDITIONS, WORKING-AGE POPULATION, XENOPHOBIA, YOUNG ADULTS,
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