Confrontando el discurso dominante: las remesas bajo el prisma de la Experiencia Mexicana

Abstract

Resumen. El discurso dominante acerca de las remesas como palanca de desarrollo para los países de origen de los migrantes ha resurgido con renovado ímpetu en la agenda internacional, particularmente en el marco del Pacto Global para una Migración Segura, Ordenada y Regular impulsado por la ONU. A partir de datos duros referentes a la experiencia mexicana, nos proponemos contribuir a una necesaria desmitificación del fenómeno, poniendo de relieve que, por encima de sus aportes a la estabilidad macroeconómica y social del país, las remesas se inscriben en una dinámica de intercambio desigual que esencialmente opera a favor del país receptor de migrantes.Palabras clave: remesas; macroeconomía; desarrollo; México; internacional. Abstract. The dominant discourse on remittances as a lever of development for migrant's countries of origin has arisen with renewed impetus in the international agenda, particularly within the framework of the Global

The global ordering of remittance flows: formalisation, facilitation, funnelling and financialisation

“…HTA leaders estimated that over half of the projects funded via the Programa 3x1 between 2002 and 2010 failed after a few years (Bada 2016). Incomegeneration initiatives have often focused on export agriculture, maquila production or nostalgia markets: while bringing improvements for some, this has not transformed rural livelihoods made precarious by trade liberalization, created new domestic markets or promoted local food sovereignty (Bada 2016, 352;Iskander 2010;Delgado Wise and Gaspar Olvera 2018). While Mexican migration to the US decreased to near zero net levels, it is not clear that this is because of remittances improving development in poor emigrant communities -indeed there are still striking levels of dependency on remittances among poor families -rather than factors on the US-side (Delgado Wise and Gaspar Olvera 2018; Alba 2013).…”