Open AccessWell-being, social capital and international migration. The case of the Latin American and Andean Spain
Author(s) -
Diego F. Leal
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
migraciones
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2341-0833
pISSN - 1138-5774
DOI - 10.14422/mig.i36.y2014.005
Subject(s) - latin americans , social capital , phenomenon , order (exchange) , capital (architecture) , economic geography , political science , geography , economy , development economics , sociology , ethnology , social science , economics , epistemology , philosophy , archaeology , finance , law
This paper attempts to introduce the concept of Latin American and Andean Spain. In order to do this the author collects data about the massive migration between Latin America and the Andean region to Spain. Then, two theoretical perspectives are proposed as an explanation of this phenomenon: push and pull theory, linked to the concept of well-being, and social capital theory associated with the concept of migration network. In third place, it is analyzed some evidence from Colombia that supports the theoretical framework. Finally, contemporary return migration dynamics from Spain are discussed