This DIIS working paper explores the current celebration of remittances in Tanzania as a magic bullet for the creation of development and economic growth. It adds to our understanding of the underlying cultural values, ideas and imaginaries expressed in remittance policies and thinking, which...

This new DIIS Working Paper examines the role of the mild stimulant khat in the economic and political transformation of the independent, yet internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. Rather than seeing khat as a hindrance for nation-state formation and as a developmental problem, the...

Migranters og flygtninges pengeoverførelser til deres hjemlande, også kaldet remitter, er en vigtig pengemæssig indsprøjtning til trængte afrikanske økonomier og får derfor stigende opmærksomhed i disse år. Hovedparten af remitter går til forbrug og ikke til direkte produktive...

This paper examines the relationship between migration and development in the contest of Somaliland, where an estimated 25-40 per cent of the population receive regular remittances from abroad. The importance of remittances to the local economy and the impact of diaspora activities on local...