Resumen

ARROYO ALEJANDRE, Jesús  y  RODRIGUEZ ALVAREZ, David. Migration to the United States, remittances and regional development. Pap. poblac [online]. 2008, vol.14, n.58, pp.41-72. ISSN 2448-7147.

An approach that considers migration as a component of the socio-economic functionality of human settlements is proposed in this essay as it is established by scholars working on regional analysis, in particular Alonso's theory of movement (1978, 1980); the works by Isard (1979, 1985), Isard and Anselin (1979), Greenwood (1985), Nijkamp and Poot (1986) and Cushing and Poot (2003). To support this proposal, the autors analyze remittances from the United States in its geographical context. Furthermore, the situation of migration and remittances on regional development using said approach is studied. To illustrate the importance that the regional analysis and geographical dimensions have on determining factors of migration, an example of general geographical distribution of remittances by states and municipalities in Mexico is used, as well as their impacts on their production.

Palabras llave : migration; remittances; socioeconomic functionality; regional development.