Abstract

DELGADO WISE, Raúl  and  CHAVEZ ELORZA, Mónica Guadalupe. Claves de la exportación de fuerza de trabajo calificada en el capitalismo contemporáneo: lecciones de la experiencia mexicana. Migr. desarro [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.25, pp.3-32. ISSN 1870-7599.

Under the neoliberal aegis, a profound restructuring of systems of innovation was carried out, from its epicentre in the United States, which intensified and accentuated unequal trade relationships along the North-South axis. The export of labor and, in particular, the export of highly-skilled labor originating in the peripheral countries, heralded a new phase in the international division of labor. The aim of this study is to contribute to the analysis of this problematic, revealing the mechanisms through which large multinational corporations have been able to significantly increase their profits through the incorporation -direct or indirect- of a growing body of scientists and technologists from the periphery. This scheme, which we illustrate using the case of Mexico, shows not only the emergence of new mechanisms to reduce costs and transfer risks and responsibilities, but also the opening of channels, moving toward a growing commercialization and private appropriation of intangible public goods.

Keywords : restructuring of innovative systems; intangible public goods; Mexican skilled migration; neoliberal globalization; unequal exchange.

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