"This is a first of its kind book which examines the remittances in the two largest corridors in the World: India-Saudi Arabia & Mexico-U.S.A. This book aims to treat remittances as an act of social norm involving individuals, nation-states and diaspora communities. It treats remittances both as...

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Photos -- List of Graphs -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction: Purpose of the Book -- 2 Motivations to Send and Receive: Background -- 3...

Today, India is as near as the voice answering an 800 number for one dollar an hour, and China is as close as the nearest Wal-Mart. Not since the United States rose to prominence a century ago have we seen such tectonic shifts in global power; but India and China are vastly different nations,...

"The Saudi royal family and Aramco leadership are, and almost always have been, motivated by ambitions of long-term strength and profit. They use Islamic law, traditional ideology, and harsh justice to maintain stability and their own power, but underneath the thobes and abayas and behind the...