Research on internal migration has been traditionally based on a banal conception of space, without taking into account how regional representations, the social construction of space, affect the decision of migrating to another region. This work uses the methodologies of discussion group and...

This work aims to fill the existing gap on the social representation of regions and how it affects the process of internal migration. The case of the Region of Antofagasta, a mining region in Northern Chile, is analyzed. It is widespread the idea that this region has a negative image in the rest...

La literatura sobre el sistema chileno de Educación Superior presenta una evidente carencia de trabajos sociológicos, especialmente de aquellos que se enmarcan en las teorías de la reproducción social. En este sentido, nuestro artículo trata de ser un aporte al desarrollo de esta línea de...

We use the sociological paradigm of Social Reproduction, proposed by the work of Pierre Bourdieu, to explain the wage gap in Chile, in opposition to the Neoclassical economic paradigm, currently hegemonic in the analysis of wage differentials. We expose and compare both theoretical paradigms...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to characterize the immigrant entrepreneurs of the Region of Antofagasta and identify their contribution to local development. Design/methodology/approach: This is a descriptive study with a quantitative approach. Face-to-face interviews using a structured...

The spatial income inequality in Latin American countries is a recent academic affair. Particularly, the case of Chile highlights around the world because it has one of the highest individual and spatial inequality rates. This article analyzes the spatial income inequality in Chile during 1992...

The spatial income inequality in Latin American countries is a recent academic affair. Particularly, the case of Chile highlights around the world because it has one of the highest individual and spatial inequality rates. This article analyzes the spatial income inequality in Chile during 1992...

The spatial income inequality in Latin American countries is a recent academic affair. Particularly, the case of Chile highlights around the world because it has one of the highest individual and spatial inequality rates. This article analyzes the spatial income inequality in Chile during 1992...

Durante la vigencia de la era del nitrato (salitre) principalmente en su etapa de mayor despliegue e influencia, la región de Antofagasta se convirtió en la mayor región exportadora del país y sostenedora principal de los ingresos fiscales, con una inserción completa en los mercados...