Money Matters in Migration (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781316517505)

Migration, participation, and citizenship, are central political and social concerns, are deeply affected by money. The role of money - tangible, intangible, conceptual, and as a policy tool - is understudied, overlooked, and analytically underdeveloped. For sending and receiving societies, migrants, their families, employers, NGOs, or private institutions, money defines the border, inclusion or exclusion, opportunity structures, and equality or the lack thereof. Through the analytical lens of money, the chapters in this book expose hidden and sometimes contradictory policy objectives, unwanted consequences, and inconsistent regulatory structures. The authors from a range of fields provide multiple perspectives on how money shapes decisions from all actors in migration trajectories, from micro to macro level. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the book draws on case studies from Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa. This comprehensive overview brings to light the deep global impacts money has on migration and citizenship.

Author: Tesseltje de Lange
ISBN-10: 1316517500
ISBN-13: 9781316517505
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2021
Pages: 376
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d