scholarly journals Causes and implications of the current mass emigration process in Latin America

2005 ◽  
pp. 113 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Khoudour-Castéras
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Dutch Disease ◽  
Current Account Balance ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Structural Determinants ◽  
Potential Growth

Since the mid-1970s, most Latin American countries have become net exporters of labour and this trend has accelerated over the past decade. Wide differences in income with industrialised countries, a low level of social investment and the existence of a large national community already established abroad are all factors that are conducive to the emigration of workers. Both geographic and linguistic proximity also play a significant role in this process. However, beyond the structural determinants, emigration also responds to short-term variations in economic activity, increasing when growth lags and unemployment rises, especially if economic conditions are strong in host countries. The linkage between migration flows and economic cycles is also reinforced by fixed exchange rates in the sending country, as labour mobility then acts as an adjustment mechanism. Although the emigration of a portion of the labour force helps the short-term adjustment of Latin American economies by reducing labour market tensions and improving the current account balance, the longterm implications give great cause for concern. In particular, the massive influx of capital through remittances sent by migrant workers to their families might generate a "Dutch disease" situation detrimental to the development of the export sector, while the brain drain might curtail human capital accumulation in Latin America, thereby reducing the region's potential growth. Consequently, Latin American governments must take action in order to try to control a process that could compromise the region's economic and social future.

Nesting Expectations: What Can the Mexican and Argentinean Cash Transfers Tell Us about the Development of Development?

1969 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-169
Author(s):  
Andrés Dapuez
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Cash Transfers ◽  
Conditional Cash Transfers ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Transfer Programs

Latin American cash transfer programs have been implemented aiming at particular anticipatory scenarios. Given that the fulfillment of cash transfer objectives can be calculated neither empirically nor rationally a priori, I analyse these programs in this article using the concept of an “imaginary future.” I posit that cash transfer implementers in Latin America have entertained three main fictional expectations: social pacification in the short term, market inclusion in the long term, and the construction of a more distributive society in the very long term. I classify and date these developing expectations into three waves of conditional cash transfers implementation.

scholarly journals Latin American Immigrants' Adaptation Experiences in Korea: Cases of Migrant Workers with Professions in Culture and Entertainment Sectors

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Jinsook Choi
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Cultural Adjustment ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Korean Society ◽  
The Reformation ◽  
Latin American Immigrants ◽  
To Receive

This paper explores the cultural adjustment experiences of Latin American migrating professionals in Korea. Two areas of studies on immigration are adopted to conceptualize the experiences of Latin American migrating professionals in Korea: transnationalism and racial reconstruction. I used qualitative interviews to examine Latin American migrating professionals' adjustment experiences in Korea. Latin American migrating professionals' experiences involving immigration to Korea are characterized by relatively short-term sojourns, isolation, and racial visibility in Korea. The result suggests that they use adaptation strategies to overcome isolation and to achieve the reformation of racial identity. This study will contribute to (1) theorizing transnationalism and the racial reconstruction of Latin American migrant workers, and (2) our understanding of Korean society’s readiness to receive immigrants, through examining Latin American migrating professionals’ experiences with Korean society and culture. 

scholarly journals Are They All the Same? The Distribution of Personal Wealth Between the Left and the Right in Latin America

2020 ◽  
pp. 1866802X2097503
Author(s):  
Nordin Lazreg ◽  
Alejandro Angel ◽  
Denis Saint-Martin
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Financial Disclosure ◽  
Political Elites ◽  
Ideological Position ◽  
Distribution Of Wealth ◽  
The Right ◽  
Latin American Countries

Conventional wisdom indicates that politicians in Latin America are all wealthy. However, the literature on both political elites and social origins of political parties indicates that we should expect differences in the capital accumulation of politicians depending on their ideological position. This study seeks to explore that question using financial disclosure forms made available in six Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. We calculate the median wealth of the main political parties in each country and compared them according to their ideological position on the left–right continuum. We consistently find that the most right-leaning party in each country had a higher median wealth than the most left-leaning one. This relation is non-linear since centrist parties often represent anomalies in the distribution of wealth. When there are no ideological differences, we do not observe significant wealth differences either.

Women on boards of directors in Latin America: building a model

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia Heller ◽  
Patricia Gabaldon
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Boards Of Directors ◽  
Corporate Strategy ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women On Boards

Purpose Through an analysis of 15 Latin American countries, the purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of several institutional variables (economic, regulatory, and cultural), which affect women’s careers towards being members of boards of directors in the region. Design/methodology/approach Based on primary and secondary information, the authors carry out multivariate analyses to understand the institutional reasons affecting the reduced presence of women on boards of directors in the region. Findings Their findings reveal differences within the region, the importance of protecting women’s professional careers in the labour market, and the effect of cultural dimensions, such as masculinity and power distance. Research limitations and implications The analysis provides an updated cross-section of the institutional and cultural conditions of the 15 countries, considering the limitations to developing data in the region. Practical implications Latin America has witnessed important changes in the dynamics of the labour market over recent decades: women’s participation in the labour force is on the increase, and corporate strategy is evolving towards the incorporation of practices and initiatives to manage the diversity of their talents. However, the presence of women in leadership positions is a pending subject. This study, in part, reveals the institutional origin of gender inequality on boards of directors in the region. The analysis provides essential tools for public policy and for companies to help promote female leadership in the region. Originality/value Recent debate and research on the scarce participation of women on corporative boards of directors have revealed a growing interest in analysing the causes of such issues despite the progress recorded in terms of gender equity in most societies. Studies on the topic in Latin America are scarce and the aim of this paper is to help to fill part of this gap.

scholarly journals ACUMULAÇÃO DE CAPITAL E IDEOLOGIA NUMA ECONOMIA PERIFÉRICA: ensaio sobre o desenvolvimentismo brasileiro

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 532
Author(s):  
Glauber Lopes Xavier ◽  
Roseli Martins Tristão Maciel
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Historical Materialism ◽  
Economic Thought ◽  
Economic Theories ◽  
America Latina ◽  
Latin American Economic ◽  
Present Text

O presente texto tem por objetivo refletir sobre as abordagens do desenvolvimento, difundidas nos países periféricos, especificamente o caso do Brasil. Ressalta as características ideológicas do pensamento econômico latino americano cujos parâmetros são os processos de acumulação de capital nos países centrais. Fundamenta-se em Marx e no seu materialismo histórico dialético, cuja análise considera que a realidade social e sua dinâmica não existem no vazio e sim na sua historicidade e concretude, a fim de demonstrar a inconsistência e insuficiência das teorias econômicas para a compreensão do processo de desenvolvimento econômico na América Latina, e no Brasil.Palavras-chave: Acumulação de capital. Desenvolvimento. Ideologia.ACCUMULATION OF CAPITAL AND IDEOLOGY IN A PERIPHERAL ECONOMY: essay on Brazilian developmentalismAbstractThe present text aims to reflect on the development approaches, spread in peripheral countries, specifically the case of Brazil. It highlights the ideological characteristics of Latin American economic thought whose parameters are the process of capital accumulation in central countries. It is based on Marx and his dialectical historical materialism, whose analysis considers that social reality and its dynamics do not exist in a vacuum but in their historicity and concreteness, in order to demonstrate the inconsistency and insufficiency of economic theories to understand the process of economic development in Latin America, and in Brazil.Keywords: Capital accumulation. Development. Ideology.

scholarly journals From restrained golden age to creeping platinum age: A periodization of Latin American development in the Robinsonian tradition

2015 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 683-707
Author(s):  
MATÍAS VERNENGO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Growth Model ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Real Wage ◽  
Golden Age ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Output Growth ◽  
The Real ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
Productive Structure

ABSTRACTThis paper analyzes Joan Robinson's growth model, and then adapted in order to provide an exploratory taxonomy of Growth Eras. The Growth Eras or Ages were for Robinson a way to provide logical connections among output growth, capital accumulation, the degree of thriftiness, the real wage and illustrate a catalogue of growth possibilities. This modified taxonomy follows the spirit of Robinson's work, but it takes different theoretical approaches, which imply that some of her classifications do not fit perfectly the ones here suggested. Latin America has moved from a Golden Age in the 1950s and 1960s, to a Leaden Age in the 1980s, having two traverse periods, one in which the process of growth and industrialization accelerated in the late 1960s and early 1970s, which is here referred to as a Galloping Platinum Age, and one in which a process of deindustrialization, and reprimarization and maquilization of the productive structure took place, starting in the 1990s, which could be referred to as a Creeping Platinum Age.

scholarly journals GASTO PÚBLICO Y CRECIMIENTO EN AMÉRICA LATINA: LA LEY DE WAGNER Y LA HIPÓTESIS DE KEYNES

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (316) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Eduardo Ramírez Cedillo ◽  
Francisco López Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Public Spending ◽  
Short Term ◽  
The Subject ◽  
America Latina ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American Countries

<p>Se analiza la relación del crecimiento económico con el gasto público de 16 países latinoamericanos de 1990 a 2017. Este trabajo contribuye a la literatura sobre el tema enfocándose en la región. Los resultados de un modelo para paneles cointegrados respaldan la ley de Wagner en el largo plazo y brindan evidencia parcial a favor de las hipótesis de Keynes en el corto plazo.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p align="center">PUBLIC SPENDING AND GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA:</p><p align="center">WAGNER´S LAW AND KEYNES’S HYPOTHESIS<strong></strong></p><p align="center"><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>The relationship between economic growth and public spending in 16 Latin American countries from 1990 to 2017 is analyzed. This paper contributes to the literature on the subject focusing on the region. The results from a model of cointegrated panels support Wagner’s Law in the long term and provides partial evidence in favor of the Keynesian hypotheses in the short term.</p>

The research on modernity in Latin America: Lineages and dilemmas

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 838-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio Costa
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Dependency Theory ◽  
European Origin ◽  
Western Modernity ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Global Modernity ◽  
The 1960S

Conventional research on modernity has interpreted Latin American experiences as lagging behind, as expressions of an ‘incomplete’ or failed modernity, since they do not meet the conditions of a ‘complete’ achievement of modernity as described by theories developed within European and, later, US academia. Since the emergence of dependency theory in the 1960s, and more emphatically since the 1990s, after the dissemination of postcolonial and decolonial theories in the region, this still dominant interpretation has been challenged by new approaches which convincingly underline the interdependent development of global modernity. This article reconstructs part of these debates and identifies a number of different lineages in current research on modernity in Latin America: a first lineage which describes modernization in Latin America as a mimicry of European/Western modernity; a second lineage which characterizes modernity as a global transformation activated by the colonial annexation of the Americas into capital accumulation; and an intermediary lineage which also recognizes the importance of colonialism in shaping global modernity, but at the same time underlines the European origin of modern emancipatory imaginaries.

scholarly journals Neoliberalism and democracy

2005 ◽  
Vol 48 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 17-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodriguez Boetsch
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Economic Power ◽  
Political Forces ◽  
Aggregate Growth ◽  
Neoliberal Policies

Conclusion: After nearly two decades of largely uninterrupted implementation, neoliberal policies have provided but modest aggregate growth, while income and wealth disparities have increased dramatically, separating the super rich from other social classes. This is most clearly evident in Latin America, where governments, sheltered by a wall of neoliberal doctrine and international compromises, have made themselves highly resistant to popular pressures for income redistribution and changes in the existing social structures. In effect, neoliberalism - coupled with its strange brand of ballot box democracy- has managed to strangle the full array of political forces antagonistic to and resisting its project. Economic power has tended to concentrate in the hands of those social groups that share objectives of accelerated capital accumulation; benefiting themselves, their families, and their elite classes. Evidence of the undemocratic methods utilized by Latin American rulers of neoliberal democracies abound: the excessive use of presidential decrees in Menem's Argentina, the exclusion of popular leaders from consultative bodies Salinas de Gortari's Mexico, or the application of strong arm tactics in Fujimori's Peru, could start a long list.

scholarly journals China’s Influence in Latin America in the Brazilian Case (2002-2018)

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 395-407
Author(s):  
Charles Pennaforte ◽  
Nairana Karkow Bones
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
High Technology ◽  
Asian Country ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Structural Integration ◽  
Economic Improvement

In this paper the authors aim to establish the reasons that led the Chinese state to view Latin America as an important partner between 2002 and 2018 and try to analyse the development of Chinese presence in Latin America and its possible impacts and perspectives in the 21st century in Brazil. For that, both political and economic relations between China and Latin America’s countries, especially the relations between China and Brazil, and their development are examined by using a comparative and historical approach. This paper is divided in three sections. The first part characterizes the emergence of Asia as a prominent actor within the current world system and China’s participation as a major economic competitor from the 1980s. In the second section, the Chinese interest in Latin America and its importance is analysed. Finally, the influence of China in Brazil is exposed in the last section. In the conclusion, undoubtedly, the Asian country has a huge influence in areas where it conquers, especially in Latin America and Brazil, leading mainly investments and its products of both high technology and low cost. In the short term, countries that receive this type of investment see an increase in production and, consequently, an economic improvement due to the increase in the market and the consumption process. On the other hand, Latin American companies and industries do not have the technological capacity or, to a certain extent, a competitive advantage to compete with Chinese products in the long term, due to the stricter labour laws in American countries, compared to the Asian country. Hence, one of Brazil’s possible strategies for meeting the challenges of expanding relations with China is to invest in greater complementarity and structural integration of the region through MERCOSUR.

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