title: Improving the contribution of migrant remittances to development:  the experience of Asian labour-exporting countries.
abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to review policy initiatives [concerning migrant remittances] in six major labour-exporting countries in Asia--Bangladesh, India, Korea, the Philippines, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.  Where relevant, the experience of these countries will be compared and contrasted with those of labour-exporting countries in other parts of the world....[The author concludes that] the imposition of mandatory remittance requirements on migrant workers is unlikely to enhance remittance inflows unless the government of the labour-exporting country effectively controls the migration process." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D001459:Bangladesh; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D007194:India; D007723:Korea; D010154:Pakistan; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D013188:Sri Lanka; D013785:Thailand; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Asia; Bangladesh; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Factors; India; International Migration; Korea; Korea, Republic Of; Labor Migration; Microeconomic Factors; Migration; Pakistan; Philippines; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Remittances; Southeastern Asia; Southern Asia; Sri Lanka; Thailand