| Description: | The document addresses the effects and opportunities that remittances and other migrant-based relationships have and provide in developing countries. The first part addresses the relationship between migration, development and remittances. The second part looks at global trends and at regional patterns in migration and remittances. The third part examines the role of hometown associations in linking migrants and committees of origin for rural development. Lastly the paper offers an analysis of policy alternatives and best practices linking remittances, migrant based donations, and other practices. The section provides cases worldwide, and presents the initiatives undertaken in several Latin American countries. |
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