Year: 1986
Type: article
Abstract: Projects for Salvadorean Refugees in Costa Rica?Resettlement of refugees in developing countries is a complex matter.Can Third V/orld countries provide a viable solution to refugee problems?From the point of view of moral responsibilities, Third World countries' governments face a dilemma.On the one hand, these governments are responsible for their o'wn unemployed and under-employed.Offering eronomic support ùo refugees may mean denying it to needy nationals.Jobs taken up by refugees may mean more unemployment among the local population.On the other hand, by accepting refugees, governments thus assume responsibilities for the refugees' well-being.This sense of moral duty is also backed by the international law which receiving countries subscribe to once they sign the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol on refugees.
Author: Tanya Basok
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1751336587