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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMotivations for Remittances and Philanthropy – Lessons from a Qualitative Meta-Synthesis of LiteratureSabith Khan, Daisha M. MerrittWhy do people send remittances? Also, what are the motivations for diaspora philanthropy? While each of these questions have been addressed by scholars in different way – with the most influential theories suggesting that ‘identification’ is the key theme that explains each of these phenomenon, we contend that there is much more than purely ‘identification’ with the recipients that is … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 3 Mar 2018 · 8,368 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleImpacts on International Migration and Remittances GrowthFerdous Alam, Chamhuri Siwar, Basri TaliIb, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study provided a brief discussion of the international migration, an age old common phenomenon is an emerging economic development issue and remittances growth. Approach: Each year Bangladesh exports huge number of labours abroad for foreign currency, called remittance. In the last four decades remittances played a major role to eradicate the poverty level in Bangladesh and it … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 28 Feb 2011 · 8,064 accessesView PDF Cite

Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the keywordsInternal Migration and Poverty Reduction: Rethinking the Debate on the North-South Movement in GhanaRichard Serbeh, Prince Osei-Wusu Adjei, Thomas YeboahIn the past few years the nexus that link internal migration and poverty reduction has been a subject of interest among researchers and policy makers. Internal movements constitute a major coping mechanism in poverty stricken areas although the evidence supporting this claim is equivocal. This paper critically examines the extent to which internal migration could acts as an important route … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 1 · 16 Nov 2015 · 7,943 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractThe Analysis of International Migration towards Economic GrowthFerdous Alam, Chamhuri Siwar, Basri Talib, Rabiul IslamProblem statement: This study discusses the analysis of international migration towards economic growth in Bangladesh. International migration refers to the cross-border movement of people from a mother country to a location outside that mother country, with the purpose of taking up higher income employment, better living conditions, higher education get access to civic amenities and conducting a daily existence there … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 8 · 18 Jul 2011 · 7,147 accessesView PDF Cite