Abstract
Based on an ethnographic study of Bangladeshi migrants in Tokyo and Los Angeles, this chapter explores the role of the destination state in shaping remittances. It finds that the temporary character of the migration and family separation of migrants in Japan causes them to remit a greater portion of their income, whereas permanent settlement with the family and integration in the USA reduces remittances to just one-third of their income. This chapter explains these differences in terms of the destination state’s policies and practices toward the immigrants: whereas Japan allows migrant workers without offering permanent settlement, the USA invites Bangladeshi migrants to enter and permanently settle with their families and close relatives. By recognizing the destination state’s role in shaping remittances, this chapter expands our understanding of the remittances decay hypothesis and its implications for the migration-development nexus.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Remittances as Social Practices and Agents of Change |
| Subtitle of host publication | The Future of Transnational Society |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing AG |
| Pages | 179-201 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030815042 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030815035 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2023 |
Keywords
- Destination state
- Migration and development
- Permanent settlement
- Remittances decay
- Short CV
- Transnationalism
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
