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This chapter argues that remittances, overall, enable migrant households to maintain stability in the face of social, economic, and environmental changes. The village households, which formed the basis of the research for this book, endure a precarious existence, striving to cope with routine and unanticipated challenges that threaten their security and livelihood often on a daily basis. Remittances do not remove migrant households from routine and unanticipated adversities. However, they enhance the capacity of households to rebound from shocks, make amends, and provide a wider range of options for action and opportunities to plan for the future.
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Sikder, M.J.U., Higgins, V., Ballis, P.H. (2017). Conclusion: Remittances and Household Social Resilience. In: Remittance Income and Social Resilience among Migrant Households in Rural Bangladesh. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57771-9_7
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