Overview : diasporas and development / Barbara J. Merz, Lincoln C. Chen, and Peter F. Geithner -- Focusing on the state : government responses to diaspora giving and implications for equity / Mark Sidel -- What can remittances and other migrant flows do for equitable development? / David de Ferranti and Anthony J. Ody -- The janus face of diasporas / Devesh Kapur -- Diaspora philanthropy to Asia / Adil Najam -- African diasporas / Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome -- Diaspora engagement in the Caribbean / Barbara J. Merz -- Central American diasporas and hometown associations / Manuel Orozco.
Note
The chapters in this volume were presented at the Diaspora Philanthropy And Equitable Development Conference organized by the Harvard Global Equity Initiative in May 2006. Contributors highlight diaspora activity in Africa, Asia, Central America, and the Caribbean