Author : Lloyd george banda
Keyword : Remittances, labour, theba, wenela, tonga, aids, migrants, cassava
Subject : Ancient medicine
Article Type : Original article (research)
DOI : 10.2139/ssrn.3706074
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Abstract : This study is an analysis of the effects of remittances in rural communities. It uses altruism, self-interest and rational choice approach to analyze data. This study argues that narrowing the effects of remittances to family dyads and local communities has been sparing and almost ignored within the numerous literatures in the context of international labor migration in Malawi. Furthermore, the paper stresses that the migrant’s decision to remit is subject to personal, family and community historical circumstances other than pure rationality as literature suggests. The paper ends up by analyzing the influence of remittances to the general make-up of the Tonga society. For example, the research found out that the generalization that the present tonga people are smart originates from remittances. It also excavated that the popular and unique band (Park Town Band) in Malawi came to exist due to remittances. The paper has many other findings on socio-economic findings such as education, family and business activities among the present Tonga people of Nkhata-Bay, Malawi, Southeastern Africa.
Article by : Lloyd George Banda
Article add date : 2021-09-02
How to cite : Lloyd george banda. (2021-September-02). “a reconceptualization of the effects of remittances in rural communities in malawi†– a case of t/a malanda area, nkhata-bay district, 1974 – 1994. retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/836