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 …

countries. In this rigorous and illuminating work, Matt Bakker, an economic sociologist, examines how these migrant remittances … remittances and development was forged through the concrete political and intellectual practices of policy entrepreneurs within a …

-- 4 Remittances by the Numbers: How Much Is Sent and Where -- 5 Policy and Remittances: Human Needs and the Shaping of … Practice With Policy -- 6 Discourse of Remittances: How It Shapes Praxis in India, U.S.A., and Mexico …