The three Mexicos: An analysis of the spatial distribution of employment in high-order services and manufacturing by city-size and region

Authors

  • Isabel Angoa Facultad de Economía, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Salvador Pérez-Mendoza Facultad de Economía, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
  • Mario Polèse Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université du Québec, Montreal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612009000100006

Keywords:

industrialization, location

Abstract

The location of employment in manufacturing and in high-order services in Mexico is examined using location quotients. Municipalities are grouped into nine urban size classes and three regions: north, centre, and south. Location patterns are generally consistent with models in economic geography. High-order services concentrate in the largest urban areas, exhibiting a hierarchical pattern. Manufacturing, especially mid-tech manufacturing, is relatively more concentrated in medium-sized cities. Mexico also exhibits distinctive features: financial services are proportionately very concentrated in the capital; industrial deconcentration is still limited. h e proximity of the US generates a distinctive spatial logic in the North, different from that in the Centre and the South.

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Published

2009-04-02

How to Cite

Angoa, I., Pérez-Mendoza, S., & Polèse, M. (2009). The three Mexicos: An analysis of the spatial distribution of employment in high-order services and manufacturing by city-size and region. Revista EURE - Revista De Estudios Urbano Regionales, 35(104). https://doi.org/10.4067/S0250-71612009000100006

Issue

Vol. 35 No. 104 (2009): Gobernanza urbana y regional: Problemas y desafíos

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