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Gender, Remittances and Development: The case of women migrants from Vicente Noble, Dominican Republic

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This qualitative study examines the development impact of remittances, with a focus on the gender dimension. It considers the case of migration from Vicente Noble, a rural community in the south-west of the Dominican Republic, to Spain. This area was chosen as it gave rise to the first migratory flows to Spain, predominantly female-led, with women migrating as the main economic providers for their households. It looks at the theoretical context to the study including the feminisation of migration; the historical context of Dominican migration; the migration process including the creation of transnational households and female migratory networks; the sending, receipt, use and management of remittances and changes in gender roles brought about by this; the sending and receipt of collective remittances and the extent to which these support local development initiatives.

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AWDF.0274

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Santo Domingo : United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRA., 2006

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English

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92-1-127059-6

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