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Remittances for Development?: A Case Study of the Impact of Remittances on Human Development in Ecuador
12/9/2008
FLACSO-Elcano Royal Institute
This paper analyses the impact of remittances on a set of human development variables in Ecuador. It is focused on education and health indicators, as well on some other consumption variables. Prepared by Juan Ponce (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales – FLACSO, Ecuador) and Iliana Olivié (Elcano Royal Institute’s Senior Analyst on International Cooperation and Development), the study was presented in two workshops held at the Elcano Royal  Institute (Madrid) and at CIDOB (Barcelona) on 3 and 5 June 2008, respectively. It was also presented on 10 June in a specific session on Remittances held at the World Bank’s 2008 ABCDE in Cape Town (South Africa).
In Spain's interest: A Committed Foreign Policy
(Translated from Spanish) - 2/7/2008
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
An address by the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero at the Prado Museum (Madrid) on 16 June 2008 organised by the Elcano Royal Institute, with the collaboration of the following Spanish institutions: CIDOB Foundation, FRIDE, ICEI and INCIPE. (This text is also available in French: Dans l’intérêt de l’Espagne: une politique extérieure engagée).
African Remittances and Progress: Opportunities and Challenges (ARI)
ARI 52/2008 - 27/05/2008
Anna Lindley
Sixteen million international migrants originate from sub-Saharan Africa and remittance flows have grown in the last few years, but their impact on development remains unclear.
Venezuela: A Crossroads for its Production Development Model (ARI)
ARI 107/2007 (Translated from Spanish) - 1/11/2007
Leonardo V. Vera
In the midst of the biggest oil boom in the last three decades, Venezuela is advancing towards a new production model which is set to pose major challenges.
Is Spain Coherent Regarding Senegal’s Development? (WP)
WP 5/2007 (Translated from Spanish) - 5/9/2007
Iliana Olivié
This paper’s aim is to propose a series of recommendations to improve the overall coherence of Spain’s economic policies for the economic and social development of Senegal.
A New Transatlantic Channel Between Latin America and Spain: Remittances and Their Role in Economic and Financial Development (WP)
WP 37/2007 - 4/9/2007
Enrique Alberola
The purpose of this article is to offer an overview of the remittance phenomenon, mainly from a Latin American and Spanish perspective and with a primarily economic focus.
Pulling Back from the Brink? Evaluations, Options, and Alternatives to the EPAs (WP)
WP 33/2007 - 17/7/2007
Andrew Mold
With respect to the negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) –the proposed replacement of the existing Cotonou agreement for 77 African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP)– the European Commission could perhaps rightly be accused of digging itself into a hole.
An Assessment of Development Assistance in 2006: Is Aid Declining? (ARI)
ARI 56/2007 (Translated from Spanish) - 5/6/2007
Iliana Olivé and Federico Steinberg

The OECD recently published aid figures for 2006. Major debt relief operations in 2005 and varying trends among donors explain the first decline since 2001 in the total volume of development aid.
 
 
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