Kinship, Honour and Money in Rural Pakistan: Subsistence Economy and the Effects of International Migration

by Alain Lefebvre and Alain Lefebvre

Book Overview

International migration is favoured by the governments of many poorer countries despite often well-publicized abuses affecting individual migrant workers. Not only is local unemployment reduced but also it is expected that the migrants will learn new skills, with many even becoming entrepreneurs on their return home. Meantime they are seen as a source of foreign remittances, providing needed capital for economic development. Such is the attitude...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113897403X
• ISBN13: 9781138974036
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"