...Chapter Six maps remittance flows from London to migrants' home countries, highlighting the uneven nature of development in the world and the transnationality of finance. Beginning with a discussion on the importance of remittances in the contemporary global economy, the chapter highlights both...

... into advanced financialised societies. Adopting a holistic focus, Migrants and their money investigates migrants' complex financial lives which extend far beyond remittance sending, exploring their banking, saving, credit and debt related practices. It highlights how migrants negotiate...

... a plurality of non-capitalist economic practices, all of which are critical and crucial in shaping the lives of individuals and communities around the world. Remittances – often involving financial transfers across geographies – are one such example of a non-capitalist economic practice, connecting...

... also raises immediate questions for migrant workers and their relatives, for example with regard the closing of borders, accommodation conditions and remittances. The coronavirus crisis has demonstrated the fragility of the social and economic position of many migrant workers very clearly. At the same...