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MIRAB
MIRAB is a concept used to describe the economic structure and social conditions in the Pacific Islands. It is an acronym for Migration Remittances Aid and Bureaucracy. The term represents the general economic structure of Pacific nations, where they send labor migrants abroad and rely on their remittances and foreign economic aid as their primary sources of income. The bureaucracy functions as a conduit for the distribution of this economic aid.
Article summary
MIRAB is a concept used to describe the economic structure and social conditions in the Pacific Islands. It is an acronym for Migration Remittances Aid and Bureaucracy. The term represents the general economic structure of Pacific nations, where they send labor migrants abroad and rely on their remittances and foreign economic aid as their primary sources of income. The bureaucracy functions as a conduit for the distribution of this economic aid.
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