Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural Bangladesh

Vaughan Higgins author Mohammad Jalal Uddin Sikder author Peter Harry Ballis author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan

Published:12th Dec '18

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This book examines how migrant remittances contribute to household social resilience in rural Bangladesh. Using a mixed methods approach, the authors show that remittances play a crucial role in enhancing the life chances and economic livelihoods of rural households, and that remittance income enables households to overcome immediate pressures, adapt to economic and environmental change, build economic and cultural capital, and provide greater certainty in planning for the future. However, the book also reveals that the social and economic benefits of remittances are not experienced equally by all households. Rural village households endure a precarious existence and the potentially positive outcomes of remittances can easily be undermined by a range of external and household-specific factors leading to few, if any, benefits in terms of household social resilience.

“Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural Bangladesh is a useful read for migration researchers, development practitioners, and students interested in development studies and livelihoods research. Overall, an engaging read, what adds depth to the analysis are the extensive quotes from migrants and family members left behind and the pictures that give readers, even those unfamiliar with the Bangladeshi or South Asian context, an opportunity to understand local conditions and everyday living.” (Chandni Singh, newbooks.asia, January, 2018)

ISBN: 9781349958719

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

281 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017