The migration-remittances-development-nexus: "mi casa con remesas" and transnational flows between Colombia and London
Abstract: "Over four million Colombians (around 10% of Colombia’s population) reside abroad and the UK is their second most favoured destination in Europe. Approximately 150,000 Colombians live and work in London and the UK is the fourth biggest source of remittances to Colombia. In recent years, the Colombian Government has toed the line of the migration-fordevelopment discourse emanating from the international development and aid agencies and has introduced policies to make their citizens abroad an integral part of a reconstituted definition of the Colombian nation. Under the umbrella of the ‘ColombiaNosUne’ programme, the government has sought to channel remittances towards mortgage-financed housing by promoting the "Mi casa con Remesas" programme and property fairs for Colombian migrants in their main cities of destination in the global north. Based on empirical data collected at both ends of the migration network, London and the Coffee Region of Colombia, this paper argues that the Colo
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Online-Ressource, 31 S.
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Englisch
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COMCAD Working Papers ; Bd. 106
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Wirtschaft
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Bielefeld
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2011
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Zapata, Gisela P.
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Universität Bielefeld, Fak. für Soziologie, Centre on Migration, Citizenship and Development (COMCAD)
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-421841
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte
- Zapata, Gisela P.
- Universität Bielefeld, Fak. für Soziologie, Centre on Migration, Citizenship and Development (COMCAD)
Entstanden
- 2011
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