Resultados e implicaciones de la globalización; expulsados del norte expatriados en el sur económico

Abstract

Abstract:This research analyzes the immigration flow of retirees from the global north in Vilcabamba, Ecuador; global south. Immigration process little explored at present and that the theories that explain the south-north migratory flow fall short when trying to provide knowledge that allows us to fully understand this phenomenon. With globalization, the functioning of the extractivist logics of the capitalist mode of production has deepened, affecting this population group that, due to the characteristics of their age, travel to the South, to some extent fleeing from the third world in the first world, this is the case. What they are looking for is to maximize the purchasing power of their pensions, a pleasant climate, and time and space for recreation by addressing the integration process of retired immigrants and their relationship with the local population and the influence of migratory networks that through of social capital affect the migratory flow. Through in-depth interviews with retired immigrants seeking to analyze the configuration of their presence and surveys of the natives the perception of the natives.