Working Papers on South Asia
9. Migrant remittances and low-income households in Sri Lanka: development policy issues
Judith Shaw, 2008, $11.00, ISBN 9781876924683
Remittances from migrant workers have expanded in the last three decades to become a key balance of payments item in many developing countries. In response to their growing economic significance, there has been increasing policy interest in harnessing remittances as a resource for macroeconomic and regional development but few studies give detailed consideration to migrant workers and their families from a development policy perspective. Sri Lanka is a small low-income country which sends large numbers of workers into overseas labour markets. This study seeks to contribute to the building of a development policy framework by focusing on identifying the main issues which affect remittance flows to households and the expenditure decisions of recipients, and recommending appropriate corrective measures.
8. The Politics of Satire: Tarjoman, Afghanistan’s first satirical newspaper
Faridullah Bezhan, 2008, $11.00, ISBN 9781876924645
The emergence of Afghanistan’s only independent satirical newspaper, Tarjoman, is of significance for the study of independent journalism, modern satire and Afghanistani politics. The importance of its creation and its role in the development of satire can only be explored in the context of, firstly, the independent press, secondly, satire in modern Afghanistani arts and literature, and thirdly, Afghanistani politics of the time. Tarjoman’s cartoons and satirical fiction, well connected with the ongoing socio-political and cultural issues of the time, are among the best works in the genre.
7. Afghanistani storytelling and writing: history, performance and forms
Farid Bezhan, 2006, $11.00, ISBN 978 1 876924 44 7
6. Nurturing Eelam on the net: the transmission of nationalist ideaologies through Sri Lankan Tamil websites
Maya Ranganathan, 2006, $11.00. ISBN 978 1 87692 440 9
5. Cultural interaction in Afghanistan c300 BCE to c300 CE
Angelo Andrea Di Castro and Colin A Hope, 2005, $11.00, ISBN 1 876924 39 X
4. Ustad Mohommad Sarmast: A 20th century composer, and the first symphonic score of Afghanistan
Ahmad Naser Sarmast, 2000, $11.00, ISBN 0 7326 1192 X
3. European 'success' and Indian 'failure' in the Second Maratha War: A military analysis
Channa Wickremesekera, 1998, $11.00, ISBN 0 7326 1177 6
2. Prophet disarmed: Vivekananda and Nivedita
Narasingha P Sil, 1997, $11.00, ISBN 0 7326 1161 8
1. The role of non-governmental organisations in rural development: The Bangladesh case
Abu Elias Sarker, 1996, $11.00, ISBN 0 7326 1123 7