Distorsiones del desarrollo regional de México en la perspectiva de la globalización

Abstract

THE MODEL OF DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO FROM A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE HAS BEEN EXPRESSED IN TERRITORY-BASED DISTORTIONS, WITH EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION OF THE ECONOMY, CENTRALIZED POLITICAL DECISION-MAKING, AND REGIONAL INEQUALITY. THIS DIFFERENTATION BECAME EVEN MORE EVIDENT THROUGH THE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION OF THE PRODUCTIVE APPARATUS, THE REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF INCOME, AND THE POPULATION´S QUALITY OF LIFE -ELEMENTS THAT FAVORED IN DIFFERENT PROPORTIONS THE NATION´S CENTER, AND TO A CERTAIN DEGREE, THE NORTHERN REGION, LEAVING THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST REGION EXCLUDED. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT´S INTENTION TO RETURN TO A REGIONAL FOCUS FOR DEVELOPMENT-PROPOSED IN INITIATIVES SUCH AS THE PUEBLA-PANAMA PLAN (PPP), THE MARCH TO THE SOUTH.