The migration and development mantra in Mexico: toward a new analytical approach

Conference paper | Konferenzbeitrag

"The relationship between migration and development is a topic of growing interest among international organizations. Although there are some variations, those organizations see remittances as an essential resource for the development of the migrant-sending countries. We argue that this view, on which most related public policies are based, distorts the notion of development and obscures the root causes that drive the current dynamics of labor migration. Using Mexico's experiences as our reference point, we suggest that the phenomenon must be analyzed from the viewpoint of the political economy of development, giving consideration to three interrelated key dimensions: regional economic integration, national development models, and social agents. We reach the conclusion that in the context of the regional integration molded by NAFTA, the dynamics of migration to the United States have mushroomed and socioeconomic dependence on remittances in Mexico has deepened. That situation demands a radical change in public policies on migration and development." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Das Migrations- und Entwicklungsmantra in Mexiko: auf dem Weg zu einem neuen analytischen Ansatz
• Extent: Seite(n): 25
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: COMCAD Working Papers (20)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Internationale Beziehungen ; internationale Beziehungen, Entwicklungspolitik ; Migration ; Mexiko ; USA ; Migrant ; Migration ; Migrationsforschung ; Migrationspolitik ; Entwicklung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Arbeitsmigration ; Mittelamerika ; Entwicklungsland ; Lateinamerika ; Nordamerika ; deskriptive Studie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Delgado Wise, Raúl ; Márquez Covarrubias, Humberto
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Bielefeld, Fak. für Soziologie, Centre on Migration, Citizenship and Development (COMCAD)
• (where): Deutschland, Bielefeld
• (when): 2007

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-413194
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST