Migradollars &amp; poverty alleviation strategy issues in Congo (DRC)

Sumata, Claude

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Review of African Political Economy

Volume 29, Issue 93-94

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Migradollars & poverty alleviation strategy issues in Congo (DRC)

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Author(s): Claude Sumata ^a ^, ^b

Publication date (Print): September/December 2002

Journal: Review of African Political Economy

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This briefing examines the motivations of agents and analyses the idea of risk‐sharing behaviour in the absence of insurance or intertemporel markets in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Migration might provide a shelter against uncertain income prospects when financial markets ‘malfunction’ or do not exist Labour migration tends to improve economic welfare of the destination countries and immigration may alleviate unemployment and provide inputs such as remittances and skills. Migration can also act as a mechanism for income redistribution and as a source for resources for families with migrants. International migration has had an overall positive impact on poverty alleviation in DRC. Remittances facilitate, to some extent, local entrepreneurial activity.

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Title: Review of African Political Economy

Publisher: Review of African Political Economy

ISSN (Print): 0305-6244

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Publication date (Print): September/December 2002

Volume: 29

Issue: 93-94

Pages: 619-628

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^a FERD , London

^b Centre of African Studies, SOAS , University of London E-mail: claude@ 123456sumata.fsnet.co.uk

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[1] Bencivenga V R and Smith E T. . 1997. . ‘Unemployment, Migration and Growth’. . Journal of Political Economy . , Vol. 105:

[2] Bessone M. . 1988. . ‘Les Transports Urbains dans le Tiers Monde: La Place du Secteur Informel’. . Informations et Commentaires . , October‐December;

[3] Carrington J, Detragiache E and Vishwanath T. . 1996. . ‘Migration with Endogenous Moving Costs’. . American Economic Review . , Vol. 86:

[4] Cour J M. . Mai. 1989 . The Unrecorded Economy of Zaïre and its Contribution to the Real Economy . , Mai. , Washington : : World Bank. .

[5] de Haan A. . 1999. . ‘Livelihoods and Poverty: The Role of Migration ‐ A Critical Review of the Migration Literature’. . The Journal of Development Studies . , Vol. 36: December;: 1––47. .

[6] de Vletter F. . 1998. . Sons of Mozambique: Mozambican Miners and Miners and Post‐Apartheid South Africa . , (Migration Policy Series No. 8).

[7] Durand J, Parado E A and Massey D S. . 1996. . ‘Migradollars and Development: A Reconsideration of the Mexican Case’. . International Migration Review . , Vol. 30((2)): 423––444. .

[8] Ghatak S, Levine P and Wheatley Price S. . 1996. . ‘Migration Theories and Evidence: An Assessment’. . Journal of Economic Surveys . , Vol. 10((2)): 159––1998. .

[9] Harris J R and Todaro M. . 1970. . ‘Mining, Unemployment and Development: A Two‐Sector Analysis’. . American Economic Review . , Vol. 60:

[10] Kadima K D. . 1999. . ‘Congolese Immigrants in South Africa’. . CODESRIA Bulletin . , : 14––23. .

[11] Kazadi wa Kabwe D and Sagatti A. . ‘Paradoxical Expressions of a Return to the Homeland: Music and Literature among the Zairean Diaspora’. In: . paper presented to the Colloquium on New African Diasporas; . May 5– ; . SOAS/ London University. .

[12] Kiguel M A, Saul Lizondo J and O'connell S A. , eds. 1997. . Parallel Exchange Rates in Developing Countries . , London : : Macmillan/St. Martin's Press. .

[13] Kuyu M C. . 1996. . ‘Logique du statut et immigration zaïro‐congolaise en France’. . Migrations Société . , Vol. 8((44)) March‐April;

[14] Lucas R E B and Stark O. . 1985. . ‘Motivations to Remit: Evidence from Botswana’. . Journal of Political Economy . , Vol. 93:: 901––919. .

[15] Luiz J M. . 1997. . ‘The Political Economy of Zaire: A Case of Predatory State’. . Africa Insight . , Vol. 27((4)): 247––252. .

[16] MacGaffey J and Bazenguissa‐Ganga R. . 2000. . Congo‐Paris Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law . , Oxford : : James Currey/Indiana University Press. .

[17] Macgaffey J. . 1991. . The Real Economy of Congo ‐ The contribution of smuggling & unofficial activities to national wealth . , Oxford : : James Currey/University of Pennsylvania Press. .

[18] Manuy T. . ‘Efie or the Meanings of “Home” among Female and Male “Ghanaian” Migrants in Toronto’. In: . paper presented to the Colloquium on New African Diasporas; . May 5– ; . SOAS/ London University. .

[19] Mayoyo B T. . 1995. . Migration Sud/Nord: Levier ou obstacle? Les migrants zaïrois en Belgique. . Cahiers Africains . , : 167

[20] Mazumdard D. . 1983. . ‘The Rural‐Urban Wage Gap, Migration and the Working of Urban Labour Markets: An Interpretation Based on a Study of the Workers in Bombay City’. . Indian Economic Review . , Vol. 83:: 169––198. .

[21] Papademetriou D G and Martin P L. , eds. 1991. . The Unsettled Relationship: Labour Migration and Economic Development . , New York : : Greenwood. .

[22] Roberts K D. . 1997. . ‘China's ‘Tidal Wave’ of Migrant Labour: What Can We Learn From Mexican Undocumented Migration to the United States?’. . International Migration Review . , Vol. 31((2)): 249––293. .

[23] Sumata C. . 2001a. . L'Economie Parallèlle de la RDC: Taux de Change et Dynamique de l'Hyper‐inflation au Congo . , Paris : : L'Harmattan. .

[24] ‘Migration, Risk Aversion and Poverty Reduction: Do Remittances finance businesses in Congo (DRC)?’. In: . paper prepared for the International Conference on Finance & Development and Policy Issues; . July 10–11– ; , Nairobi .

[25] ( 2000a ), ‘Should the Informal Sector Be Considered in LDC Economy Policy?’ , Working Paper Series No 90, SOAS/London University (Department of Economics) , No 90, February

[26] ‘Migration and Risk‐Aversion, The Congolese Diaspora in European Countries’. In: . paper presented to the Colloquium on New African Diasporas; . May 5– ; . London University (SOAS). .

[27] 2000. . The Reality of Aid 2000: An Independent Review of Poverty Reduction and Development Assistance . , London : : Earthscan Publications Ltd. .

[28] Todaro M. . 1969. . ‘A Model of Labor, Migration and Urban Unemployment in Less‐Developed Countries’. . American Economic Review . , Vol. 59:

[29] Tsuda T. . 1999. . ‘The Motivation to Migrate: The Ethnic and Sociocultural Constitution of the Japanese‐Brazilian Return‐Migration System’. . Economic Development and Cultural Change . , Vol. 48((1)) October;

[30] Van Hear N. . 1998. . New Diasporas: The mass exodus, dispersal and regrouping of migrant communities . , Seattle : : University of Washington Press. .

[31] Vangu I Ngimbi. . 1996. . ‘Les zaïrois de France sont‐ils des immgrés?’. . Sociétés Africaines et Diaspora . , Vol. 4: December;: 129––133. .

[32] Williamson J. . 1988. . “‘Migration and Urbanization’. ”. In Handbook of Development Economics . , Edited by: Chenery H and Srinivasan T N. . Amsterdam : : North Holland. .

[33] World Bank. . 2000. . Entering the 21st Century: World Development Report 1999/2000 . , New York : : Oxford University Press. .