"In this book, international experts including academics, policymakers, private sector practitioners, and representatives of diaspora communities further our understanding of how the growing population of expatriates from the developing world can be effectively leveraged to promote development in their homelands. The contributors cover issues relating to diaspora diversity and its impact on development, the potential of expatriates to further entrepreneurship and business development in their homelands, the effectiveness of remittances in furthering inclusive development, and policies to better engage diasporas as drivers of development. Their analyses are supported by examples and case studies focusing on the experiences of specific diaspora networks, home country institutions promoting diaspora engagement, migrant entrepreneurs, and financial institutions facilitating remittances."--Publisher's description.
Introduction : opportunities and challenges for mobilizing the potential of developing country diasporas / Krishnan Sharma ... [et al.] -- Understand diaspora diversity and its impact on development / Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff -- Remittances, diaspora and inclusive micro-finance : what have we learnt? / Arun Kashyap, Kai Schmitz -- Fostering economic opportunity for transnational families / Barbara Span -- Citibank's experience serving the unbanked and under-banked through retail remittance services / Ryan Newton, Trang-Thien Tran, Marcela Ramirez -- Strengthening national policies for engaging diasporas as a development actor : lessons from learning-by-doing activities / Manuel Orozco -- Developing capacity : diasporas as transnational agents of development / Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie -- Strengthening the business sector in developing countries : the potential of diasporas / Krishnan Sharma, Manuel F. Montes -- Why is diaspora potential so elusive? : Towards a new generation of initiatives to leverage countries' talent abroud / Yevgeny Kuznetsov -- Venture capital and fixed-income markets in developing economies / Parag Saxena -- A Kenyan diaspora entrepreneur creating social peace value through tea : a case study / Wanja Michuki -- ChileGlobal : a talent network for innovation / Molly Pollack -- Policies to strengthen diaspora investment and entrepreneurship : cross-national perspectives / Liest Riddle, Tjai M. Nielsen.