Thieme, Susan; Müller-Böker, Ulrike (2004). Financial Self-Help Associations among Far West Nepalese Labor Migrants in Delhi, India. Asian and Pacific migration journal, 13(3), pp. 339-361. Sage 10.1177/011719680401300303
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Labor migration to India is the most important source of income for people in Far West Nepal. To better understand the effects of labor migration, a research analyzing why and how migrants invest their money in financial self-help organizations was undertaken. Fieldwork was conducted in the communities of origin in Nepal and migrant communities in India. Based on the study, the paper provides an overview of the existing financial self-help associations, their strengths and weaknesses, accessibility and possibilities of benefits and losses for the migrants and their families. The major conclusion is that migration helps to improve income or security but can also undermine a household's financial situation by perpetuating debt and dependency.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Critical Sustainability Studies (CSS) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability |
UniBE Contributor: |
Thieme, Susan |
ISSN: |
0117-1968 |
Publisher: |
Sage |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Florian Dolder |
Date Deposited: |
17 Sep 2018 09:20 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 15:17 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1177/011719680401300303 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.119357 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/119357 |
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