La transformación de los mercados laborales: el teletrabajo y sus alcances para el caso de Santiago, Chile

Abstract

During the transition from the 20 th century to the 21 st century the social institution of labor market has experimented important modifications in urban spaces as a consequence of the transformations occurred in different aspects of social life. Teleworking is a phenomenon that has developed during the second half of the twentieth century and has impacted the spatial organization of the urban labor markets. This study contains a discussion of theoretical and practical aspects of telework that are important for geographical research. In this context, urban mobility produced by home place-workplace interaction is an essential fact for the analysis; nonetheless technological base is added because it supports the different teleworking forms and the changes in the work organization patterns. An evaluation of advantages and disadvantages on the implementation of teleworking is made as well as a proposal for lines and areas of possible investigations with a geographical point of view.