TY - BOOK AU - Germano,Roy TI - Outsourcing welfare: how the money immigrants send home contributes to stability in developing countries AV - HD5701 .G47 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Emigrant remittances KW - Developing countries KW - Economic policy KW - local KW - Print books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Remittances and the politics of austerity -- Outsourcing social welfare: how migrants replaced the state during Mexico's market transition -- How remittances prevent social unrest: evidence from the Mexican countryside -- Optimism in times of crisis: remittances and economic security in Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East -- They came banging pots and pans: remittances and government approval in Sub-Saharan Africa during the food crisis -- No left turn: remittances and incumbent support in Mexico's closely-contested 2006 presidential election -- Conclusion ER -