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Migration and remittances: a Tongan village perspective
Pacific viewpoint • 32 (1) • Published In 1991 • Pages: 1-23
By: James, Kerry.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a case study of migration from a Tongan village. James examines the migration history and transnational relationships between kin, which are components of the so-called MIRAB economy. The acronym referes to Pacific Island microeconomies that depend on migration, remittances, aid, and government spending (bureaucracy.) James focuses on remittances and fosterage, and the relationship between the two.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Administration
- Foreign exchange
- Residence
- Household
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tongans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2006
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Oceania
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Polynesia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2004
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1983-1985
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1982-1989
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- 'Falahola,' Vava'u region, Tonga
- NotesAdditional notes
- K. E. James
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 22-23)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 64053119
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Tongans