Cherishing the goose with the golden eggs [Ressource électronique] : trends in migrant remittances from Europe to Morocco, 1970-2004 / Hein de Haas and Roald Plug

Bibliogr. 631-634

In contrast to earlier predictions, migrant remittances from Europe to Morocco have shown an increasing trend over the past decades. Remit tances constitute a vital and relatively stable source of foreign capital. The so-called "euro effect" and concomitant money laundering can only explain part of the recent, extreme surge in remittances. The structural solidity of remittances is explained by the unforeseen persistence of migra tion to northwestern Europe; new labor migration toward southern Europe; and the durability of transnational and transgenerational links between migrants and stay-behinds. The stable economic-political environment and new "enlightened" policies toward migrants explain why Morocco has been relatively successful in channeling remittances through official channels