The relationship between migration, development, and human rights is a topic of growing
interest among international organisations, academics, and civil society organisations. To
varying degrees, international organisations such as the World Bank and the International
Organization for Migration see remittances as an essential tool in the development of
migrant‐sending, underdeveloped countries. They also envisage international migration
management as a core element in the design and implementation of migration policies that …

During the later part of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, the relationship
between migration and development has become a major academic and political issue
encompassing the national, regional and global contexts. So far, the discussion agenda has
been dictated by the governments of the major migrant-receiving northern countries—
primarily the United States and the European Union—and implemented by some key
international organizations like the World Bank (WB). These bodies define the topics that …