Investing in the Homeland: Migration, Social Ties, and Foreign Firms

by Benjamin A.T. Graham

Once viewed as a "brain drain," migrants are increasingly viewed as a resource for promoting economic development back in their home countries. In Investing in the Homeland, Benjamin Graham finds that diasporans-migrants and their descendants-play a critical role in linking foreign firms to social networks in developing countries, allowing firms to flourish even in challenging political environments most foreign investors shun.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047213115X
• ISBN13: 9780472131150
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"