Impacto Que La Participación De La Sociedad Civil Tiene En Programas De Desarrollo Comunitario. Caso De Estudio “3X1 Para Migrantes, Jalisco”

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Transforming Remittances into Social Programs: Policy implications of Partnerships between Hometown Associations in the U.S and Municipalities in Jalisco, México

by

Luis E De La Mora, B.A. in Accounting

Report

Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of The University of Texas at Austin in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for thedegree of

Masters of Public Affairs

The University of Texas at Austin August 2005

Transforming Remittances into Social Programs: Policy implications of Partnerships between Hometown Associations in the U.S and Municipalities in Jalisco, México

APPROVED BY SUPERVISING COMMITTEE

__________________________ Peter M. Ward __________________________ David C. Warner

This ProfessionalReport is dedicated to my parents and my sisters who always believed in me. My thanks and appreciation to my girlfriend, my friends and all the professors and special people that believed in me through the years. You all made the difference, thank you.

Acknowledgements This report was possible through the help of many government officials, Hometown Association leaders, Professors and friends inMexico and in the U.S. I am specially grateful to Salvador García, President of the Jalisco Federation in Los Angeles; Elizabeth Chavolla, Head of the State of Jalisco International office; Carlos Leal Jiménez, Director of implementation and programming of the COPLADES federal programs; Gloria Sánchez Torres, Director of Migrant Projects at SEPROE; Rafael Zaragoza, Head of the state of JaliscoFondo Regional program; Eduardo Rosales, Director of COPLADES Jalisco; M. Basilia Valenzuela V, Professor at the University of Guadalajara; Juan Carlos Lepe, Head of “3x1 para Migrantes” in the State of Jalisco; Jesús David Valenzuela Romo, independent researcher; Macedonio León Rodríguez Avalos, Municipal President of Cabo Corrientes, Jalisco; Luis Tarcisio Ramírez Gutiérrez, Chief of Public Worksand sustainable development of Tepatitlan Jalisco; Juan Antonio González Velázquez, Chief of Human Development, Arandas, Jalisco;

I particularly appreciate the help and support of Peter M. Ward, C.B. Smith Sr. Centennial Chair in US-Mexico Relations at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin; David C. Warner, Holder of the Wilbur Cohen Professorship atthe Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin. Elspeth Rostow, Stiles Professor Emerita in American Studies and Professor of Government at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin; Bobby R. Inman, Interim Dean and Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy; Kenneth Matwiczak, Senior Lecturer in public Affairsat The University of Texas at Austin. Finally, I am grateful for all the support and friendliness that the faculty staff and OSAP gave me through these two years.

Transforming Remittances into Social Programs: Policy implications of Partnerships between Hometown Associations in the U.S and Municipalities in Jalisco, México by Luis E De La Mora, M.P.Aff The University of Texas at Austin, 2005SUPERVISOR: Peter M. Ward Remittances have impacted local communities in Mexico for many years. However, the recent rapid increase of remittances reveals the importance of this money for social programs at the local level. Through Hometown Associations (HTAs), migrants organize and gain empowerment to participate as social actors in their towns. The Mexican government realized the importance ofremittances and HTAs and thus developed outreach programs for the establishment of partnerships with HTAs. This report analyzes the policy impact of transforming remittances into the social program referred to as “3x1 Para Migrantes” through collaboration between HTAs and the government. This study will focus on the state-society partnership in municipalities in Jalisco, México, providing an...