ABSTRACT

The final chapter revisits the key arguments of the book and argues that a geographies of marketisation framework is necessary to make sense of the recent developments around remittance and financial inclusion in Senegal, Ghana, and beyond. Such a framework is particularly relevant because it enriches critiques of the financialisation of development in general, and remittances in particular, by emphasising the work that is done and, therefore, can be undone to construct remittances as sources of profit on which markets can be expanded. The chapter then brings the micro-geographical practices of market making and market subject formation into political debate. It provides a set of foundations on which a radical and transformative development agenda on remittances and financial inclusion should be built. The chapter ends by suggesting several avenues for future research.