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Employing a multiscalar approach to migration outcomes, spanning
individual households, local communities, the macroeconomy and
global patterns of capital accumulation, this book demonstrates how
cumulatively causal processes at structural, institutional and
agency levels have forged a precariously remittance-dependent
economy in Sri Lanka. This book combines historical-structural
analysis with qualitative research to contend that remittance
inflows have reinforced patterns of uneven development in Sri
Lanka. At the heart of this argument is a bold critique of
remittance capital that inverts the migration-development nexus
which has come to dominate international policymaking, with
implications for Sri Lanka and other 'remittance economies'
throughout the Global South. The author contends that temporary
labour migration from Sri Lanka is a process of
'migration-underdevelopment', in which remittance inflows -
ubiquitously considered a key source of capital for developing
economies - are reinforcing of uneven development at multiple
scales and produce unsustainable development outcomes. Offering a
uniquely systematic critique of remittances as a source of
developmental capital for countries of origin, such as Sri Lanka,
this book will be of interest to academics in the field of
development studies, migration studies and Asian studies.
Employing a multiscalar approach to migration outcomes, spanning
individual households, local communities, the macroeconomy and
global patterns of capital accumulation, this book demonstrates how
cumulatively causal processes at structural, institutional and
agency levels have forged a precariously remittance-dependent
economy in Sri Lanka. This book combines historical-structural
analysis with qualitative research to contend that remittance
inflows have reinforced patterns of uneven development in Sri
Lanka. At the heart of this argument is a bold critique of
remittance capital that inverts the migration-development nexus
which has come to dominate international policymaking, with
implications for Sri Lanka and other 'remittance economies'
throughout the Global South. The author contends that temporary
labour migration from Sri Lanka is a process of
'migration-underdevelopment', in which remittance inflows -
ubiquitously considered a key source of capital for developing
economies - are reinforcing of uneven development at multiple
scales and produce unsustainable development outcomes. Offering a
uniquely systematic critique of remittances as a source of
developmental capital for countries of origin, such as Sri Lanka,
this book will be of interest to academics in the field of
development studies, migration studies and Asian studies.
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