Diaspora engagement and development in South Asia
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Diaspora engagement and development in South Asia
(International political economy series)
Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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A global cast of contributors document the various forms of diaspora engagement - philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and virtual diaspora - in South Asia and provide insights on how to tap the development potential of diaspora engagement for countries in South Asia.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Diaspora Engagement and Development in South Asia
- Tan Tai Yong and Md Mizanur Rahman 1. From Germany to India: The Role of NRI and PIO in Economic and Social Development Assistance
- Pierre Gottschlich 2. Influencing from Afar: Role of Pakistani Diaspora in Public Policy and Development in Pakistan
- S Akbar Zaidi 3. Afghan Diapsoras in Britain and Germany: Dynamics, Engagements and Agency
- Carolin Fischer 4. The Global Circulation of Skill and Capital - Pathways of return migration of Indian Entrepreneurs from the United States to India
- Manashi Ray 5. Bangladeshi Diaspora: Cultural Practices and Development Linkages
- A K M Ahsan Ullah 6. From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Leveraging the Academic Diaspora for Development in Bangladesh
- Taiabur Rahman 7. Diaspora Engagement in Education in Kerala, India
- Antony Palackal 8. Diaspora Volunteering and Development in Nepal
- Prakash khanal 9. Diasporic Shrines: Transnational Networks linking South Asia through Pilgrimage and Welfare Development
- Virinder S. Kalra, Umber Ibad and Navtej K Purewal 10. Intersecting Diasporas: Sri Lankan Buddhist Temples in Malaysia and Development Across the Indian Ocean
- Jeffrey Samuels 11. Diaspora Engagement Policy in South Asia
- Smita Tiwari 12. Pockets of the West: The Engagement of the Virtual Diaspora in India
- Kiran Mirchandani
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