Remittances 2005: Transforming Labor Markets and Promoting Financial Democracy: Statistical Comparisons
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
Nov 2005
Subject
Population Statistic;
Income, Consumption and Saving;
Poverty
Category
Discussion Papers
For generations, millions of migrant workers have been sending billions of dollars back to their home countries to support their families. Remittances are widely recognized as critical to the survival of millions of individual families, and the health of many national economies throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.
