The effects of international remittances on poverty, inequality, and development in rural Egypt

Adams, R.H. (1991) The effects of international remittances on poverty, inequality, and development in rural Egypt. Documentation. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C.

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Abstract

The study uses primary household data from a small area of rural Egyptin an innovative way to address such vital questions as who migrates, how remittances affect poverty and income inequality in the receiving villages, and how spending by returning migrants facilitates local development. The finding of this study that the rural poor, who actively participate ininternational migration, tend to invest their remittance earnings rather than spending on own or family consumption has broad implications of policy planning of countries that send many migrants abroad

Item Type:	Monograph (Documentation)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Rural development; Egypt; Income distribution; Poverty; Households; Emigration; Finance, RP7062
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics
Divisions:	General
Depositing User:	Mr Daneti Raju
Date Deposited:	29 Mar 2014 08:59
Last Modified:	29 Mar 2014 08:59
Official URL:	http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publicati...
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12620

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