Sri Lanka’s Remittance Economy

Taylor & Francis

Sri Lankas Remittance EconomyA Multiscalar Analysis of Migration-Underdevelopment\nAuthor(s): Matt Withers\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138320048, 978-1138320048\nSynopsis\nEmploying a multiscalar approach to migration outcomes, spanning individual households, local communities, the macroeconomy and global patterns of capital accumulation, this book demonstrates how cumulatively causal processes at structural, institutional and agency levels have forged a precariously remittance-dependent economy in Sri Lanka.\n\nThis book combines historical-structural analysis with qualitative research to contend that remittance inflows have reinforced patterns of uneven development in Sri Lanka. At the heart of this argument is a bold critique of remittance capital that inverts the migrationdevelopment nexus which has come to dominate international policymaking, with implications for Sri Lanka and other remittance economie.