Adera, Abreham - In: Cogent economics & finance 11 (2023) 1, pp. 1-17
This paper examines the micro-level link between migrant remittances and state legitimacy. The paper argues that there … are two theoretical channels through which remittances may ultimately erode state legitimacy. First, remittance income … those state institutions enact. Second, remittances provide funds for political mobilization and thus may enhance uprisings …