Anthropology, Change, and Development

Hoang, L.; Yeoh, B.

The contributors investigate the inter-relationships between migrant remittances and the family in Asia. They argue that, in the context of Asian transnational labour migration where remittances tend to become a primary currency of care, the making or breaking of the family unit is mainly contingent on how individuals handle remittance processes.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349505968

DOI: 10.1057/9781137506863

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 331