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Refugee economies : (Record no. 179582)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 2016-943473
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780198795681
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International Standard Book Number 0198795688
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082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 330.0869
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092 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED DEWEY CALL NUMBER (OCLC)
Classification number 330.0869 BET
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Betts, Alexander,
Dates associated with a name 1980-
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Refugee economies :
Remainder of title forced displacement and development /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Alex ander Betts, Louise Bloom, Josiah Kaplan, and Naohiko Omata.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
260 1# - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2017.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent ix, 245 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 25 cm.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-235) and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Introduction -- The history of refugees and development -- Refugee e conomies -- Research methodology -- Urban areas -- Protracted refugee c amps -- Emergency refugee camps -- The role of innovation -- The role o f business -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: regressions on income -- Append ix B: regressions on urban-rural selection.
520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Refugees have rarely been studied by economists. Despite some pionee ring research on the economic lives of refugees, there remains a lack o f theory and empirical data through which to understand, and build upon , refugees' own engagement with markets. Yet, understanding these econo mic systems may hold the key to rethinking our entire approach to refug ee assistance. If we can improve our knowledge of the resource allocati on systems that shape refugees' lives and opportunities, then we may be able to understand the mechanisms through which these market-based sys tems can be made to work better and turn humanitarian challenges into s ustainable opportunities. This book adopts an inter-disciplinary approa ch, based on original qualitative and quantitative data on the economic life of refugees, in order to begin to build theory on the economic li ves of refugees. It focuses on the case of Uganda because it represents a relatively positive case. Unlike other governments in the region, it has taken the positive step to allow refugees the right to work and a significant degree of freedom of movement through it so-called 'Self-Re liance Strategy'. This allows a unique opportunity to explore what is p ossible when refugees have basic economic freedoms. The book shows that refugees have complex and varied economic lives, often being highly en trepreneurial and connected to the global economy. The implications are simple but profound: far from being an inevitable burden, refugees hav e the capacity to help themselves and contribute to their host societie s - if we let them.
650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Refugees
General subdivision Economic conditions.
Form subdivision
Chronological subdivision
Geographic subdivision Uganda
650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Political refugees.
Form subdivision
General subdivision Economic conditions.
Chronological subdivision
Geographic subdivision Uganda
650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Emigration and immigration.
Form subdivision
General subdivision
Chronological subdivision
Geographic subdivision Uganda
650 0# - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Refugees
Geographic subdivision Uganda
General subdivision
Form subdivision
Chronological subdivision
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Bloom, Louise,
Dates associated with a name 1983-
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Kaplan, Josiah David,
Dates associated with a name 1983-
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Omata, Naohiko.
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Source of classification or shelving scheme
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     MISR Library - Open Shelves MISR Library - Open Shelves 08/06/2025   330.0869 BET 001270991 08/06/2025 08/06/2025 Books - Open Access