00634nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000008000190001710000270003624500600006326000300012330000100015352003310016358300180049420260716043932.0  a03.02.05 R3882  aAbdih, Yasser [et al.]  aRemittances and institutions : are remittances a curse?  bIMFa[Washington]USc2008  a31 p.  aAddresses the complex relationship between the receipt of workers' remittance and institutional quality in the recipient country.  Shows how an increase in remittance inflows can lead to deterioration of institutional quality - specifically to an increase in the share of funds diverted by the government for its own purposes.  c3/18/09kJOYD