MARRIAGE MIGRANTS AS EMIGRANTS
Autor: | Le Bach Duong, Tran Giang Linh, Danièle Bélanger |
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Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Zdroj: | Asian Population Studies. 7:89-105 |
ISSN: | 1744-1749 1744-1730 |
DOI: | 10.1080/17441730.2011.576810 |
Popis: | This article examines the emigration dimension of marriage migration in Asia by focusing on remittances received by parents from daughters who married and migrated abroad. Based on a study of 250 migrant-sending households in Vietnam with a daughter living in an Asian country as a ‘foreign wife’, the analysis provides empirical evidence that emigrant spouses make substantial financial contributions to their natal families through remittances. A multivariate analysis of the determinants of remittance-sending shows that a woman's characteristics and living conditions abroad largely determine whether or not she remits, while the relative poverty level of her natal family has limited influence. Findings call for a broader conceptualization of ‘women who marry foreigners’ or ‘foreign brides’ as emigrants who contribute to the social development of their sending countries. |
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