Diasporas: New Partners in Global Development Policy - Softcover

Diasporas play an increasingly prominent role in discussions on foreign assistance and development policy. Governments of migrant-sending countries are working to attract both the talents and resources of emigrants and their descendants while governments of aid-sending countries hope to improve the outcomes of development assistance by engaging the talents and expertise of diasporas. Independently of governments, many diaspora groups or individuals recognize profitable opportunities in their homelands or contribute their time, talents, and resources to improving the quality of life there. This volume examines the development impact of diasporas in six critical areas: entrepreneurship, capital markets, "nostalgia" trade and "heritage" tourism, philanthropy, volunteerism, and advocacy. It is the result of research commissioned by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Office of Poverty Reduction, Diaspora Networks Alliance. Contributors include Roberto Munster, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Carlyanna Taylor, and Aaron Terrazas.

Kathleen Newland is cofounder of the Migration Policy Institute and directs MPI's programs on Migrants, Migration, and Development and Refugee Protection. Previously, she was a senior associate and codirector of the International Migration Policy program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Karen D. Turner is a career minister and director of the Office of Development Partners at the U.S. Agency for International Development.