Influence of remittances oncapital endowment of Tibetan refugees in India
- Title
- Influence of remittances oncapital endowment of Tibetan refugees in India
- Creator
- Namgha T.; Ganesh L.; Jyotishi A.
- Description
- Purpose: An issue concerning Tibetan refugees in India is the poverty and unemployment among Tibetan youth. This often leads to households adopting a strategy of sending one of its members abroad towards North American or European countries in search of better income opportunities. Incomes in the form of remittances from these forward migrants have numerous impacts on living standard of left behind families. This study aims to focus on the influence of forward migrants remittances on livelihood in terms of human, financial and social capital development of Tibetan refugees in India. Design/methodology/approach: The paper includes 400 households from high-economic and low-economic-access regions of Tibetan settlements in India. Ordinary least square method was used to study these impacts. Findings: Findings show that remittances have significantly influenced human and financial capital development. However, it was found to be statistically not significant for social capital development. Originality/value: The present paper is original work. 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Source
- International Journal of Development Issues, Vol-18, No. 3, pp. 290-309.
- Date
- 2019-01-01
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.
- Subject
- India; Livelihood; Migration; Remittances; Tibetan refugees
- Coverage
- Namgha T., Dalai Lama Institute for Higher Education, Bengaluru, India; Ganesh L., Institute of Management, Christ (Deemed to be the University), Bengaluru, India; Jyotishi A., School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Coimbatore, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 14468956
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Namgha T.; Ganesh L.; Jyotishi A., “Influence of remittances oncapital endowment of Tibetan refugees in India,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/16600.