Migration of Qualified Workers as an Obstacle to Development

Predominant approaches have not produced a satisfactory response to various questions regarding international labor migration from underdeveloped to developed countries. However, they almost always conclude that this dynamic is a problem. This article proposes an explanation based on the theory of a...

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Autor: Hernández, José Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/34558
Acceso en línea:https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/34558
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:qualified migration
development
underdevelopment
law of population
reserve army
migración calificada
desarrollo
subdesarrollo
ley de población
ejército de reserva
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Sumario:Predominant approaches have not produced a satisfactory response to various questions regarding international labor migration from underdeveloped to developed countries. However, they almost always conclude that this dynamic is a problem. This article proposes an explanation based on the theory of accumulation, using the monopoly of developed countries on productive forces as a central explanation. This means that the law of population established by capital takes on different characteristics in these two types of countries. However, at the same time, its functioning on a global level provides an answer to the paradoxes and characteristics implicit to this phenomenon, and proposes a way to redefine them and overcome underdevelopment. These answers are also supported by the experience of various Asian countries.