Refugee Economies: Forced Displacement and Development

by Josiah Kaplan, Louise Bloom, Alexander Betts, et al.

Refugees have rarely been studied by economists. Despite some pioneering research on the economic lives of refugees, there remains a lack of theory and empirical data through which to understand, and build upon, refugees' own engagement with markets. Yet, understanding these economic systems may hold the key to rethinking our entire approach to refugee assistance. If we can improve our knowledge of the resource allocation systems that shape refugees'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198795688
• ISBN13: 9780198795681
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.3"