Migración, familia y remesas: cambios y continuidades en las estructuras y prácticas transnacionales en tiempos de crisis y retorno. Parroquia Chiquintad

Abstract

This monographic research has as main objective to analyze the migration, family and remittances, as far as the structures and practices of the families of migrants in the parish Chiquintad, For which a field work was carried out through structured interviews with ten members of migrant families, in order to determine the current situation of these families, verify if remittances have increased the level of income and if they have served as support In sustaining the local economy of the families interviewed.. This work is also aimed at investigating ten families from the Chiquintad parish from a gender perspective, to understand how relationships within families are modified, how roles are reorganized, and who assume the role of caregivers. In addition, the figures obtained from the Central Bank of Ecuador, the Ecuadorian Institute of Statistics and Censuses and studies carried out by FLACSO are analyzed, which are fundamental to know the increase or decrease of remittances, the use that is given to them, As well as the percentage of investment at national and local level.