Transforming brain drain into capital gain

Morocco's changing relationship with migration and remittances

Bibliographic Data

ID4914947
AuthorsMara A Leichtman (0000-0003-4002-320X, Brown University, corresponding author)
Year2002
Volume7
Issue1
Pages109-137
Publication date2002-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629380208718460
OpenAlexW2012065542
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited10

Morocco has depended on migration and remittances for much of its economic survival, but recent migration restrictions and decreasing remittance transfers have questioned such a strategy. This article divides Morocco's relationship with remittances into three stages: high hopes for developing Morocco through their investment; a lack of positive results; and a new solution in the free trade agreement with the EU. By examining past Moroccan migration and development policies, this paper addresses agricultural development, changing family structure, return migration and the brain drain, concluding with policy implications for Morocco

Brain drain · Capital (architecture · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Emigration · Foreign direct investment · Geography · Human capital · Human migration · International economics · Investment (military · Macroeconomics · Political science · Population · Remittance · Sociology · African Studies and Geopolitics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy

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