remittances--the resources of some of the world's least affluent people--have come to be seen in recent years as a fundamental … remittances and development was forged through the concrete political and intellectual practices of policy entrepreneurs within a … countries. In this rigorous and illuminating work, Matt Bakker, an economic sociologist, examines how these migrant remittances …

remittance income is spent. My findings suggest that in communities without banks remittances are more likely to be used for … increases the likelihood that remittances are used for productive investment and decreases the likelihood that remittances are … remittances for productive investment, purchasing assets, and general consumption. …