Transnationalism: living in two worlds

Peggy Levitt

Communities and Banking, 2008, issue Sum, 6-9

Abstract: Many immigrants vote, invest, and support families back home while starting businesses, establishing churches, and joining parent-teacher associations in the United States. Today savvy organizations recognize this growing transnationalism and collaborate across borders to reduce problems in two countries simultaneously.

Keywords: Emigrant remittances; Immigrants (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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