%0 Journal Article 
%T El impacto de las remesas en Guatemala: ¿alivio de la pobreza o factor de desarrollo?
%J Trans-pasando Fronteras: Los retos de política migratoria;No. 1 - Agosto 2011
%D 2011
%@ 22487212
%U http://www.icesi.edu.co/revistas/index.php/trans-pasando_fronteras/article/view/1298
%X Since remittances are a common phenomenon in Latin America,, politicians, academics
and international organizations have been interested to better understand the impact of
remittances on development in this part of the world. This article shows the economic and
social consequences of these financial transfers in the case of Guatemala, which, because of a significant emigration to the United States, is one of the key countries to receive remittances.
In order to comply with its objective, the paper describes Guatemalan emigrants who
send remittances, the general profile of households which receive those transfers and the
way their money is spent. The paper argues that remittances constitute a significant help
to poor families as they allow them to increase their basic consumption as well as their access
to education and health. However, the impact of remittances on national development
remains unclear, since it is still necessary to better establish not only which factors favor the
use of remittances for productive activities, but also the limitation of the process in question.
Finally, this paper discusses the position of the Guatemalan State with regards to its citizen’s
emigration and the issue of public policies on migration and remittances.
%K FACULTAD DE DERECHO Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES
%K PRODUCCIÓN INTELECTUAL REGISTRADA - UNIVERSIDAD ICESI
%K MIGRACIONES INTERNACIONALES
%K REMESAS
%K DESARROLLO
%K POBREZA
%K CIENCIA POLÍTICA
%K TRANS-PASANDO FRONTERAS
%~ GOEDOC, SUB GOETTINGEN