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The Role of Emigration in Foreign Aid Policies: The Case of Spain and Morocco
Author(s) -
Lacomba Joan,
Boni Alejandra
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2435.2008.00439.x
Subject(s) - emigration , political science , state (computer science) , immigration , government (linguistics) , principal (computer security) , immigration policy , welfare economics , economy , development economics , economics , philosophy , law , linguistics , algorithm , computer science , operating system
This article analyses the relationships between emigration and Official Development Aid (ODA) policies, taking the cases of Spain and Morocco as the backdrop to the study. It discusses the principal characteristics of both the Spanish state and non‐governmental cooperation in Morocco, the underlying motivations of the principal stakeholders, and the way international cooperation policies now encompass the phenomenon of emigration. The paper compares the field of co‐development, which encompasses a rather limited understanding of immigration, with ODA policies, in which immigration is an increasingly important agenda item for both the central government and the Spanish autonomous communities. The article then examines the relationship between migration and development, and considers necessary changes of perspective required to enhance the development and emigration policies in both Spain and Morocco. Lastly, we conclude with a series of recommendations, based on our analysis, aimed at Spanish and Moroccan stakeholders, both state institutions and non‐governmental organizations.