Abstract

SANCHEZ ALMANZA, Adolfo. The City System and Urban Networks in Mexican Economic Models. Prob. Des [online]. 2016, vol.47, n.184, pp.7-34. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpd.2016.01.002.

This paper analyzes how the structure and functioning of the system of cities in Mexico has changed in the framework of the economic models implemented in the country, drawing on the results of spatial interaction models. This article reviews three studies based on data obtained in 1966, 1986, and 2006 through classic gravity models, which permit a comparative analysis that reveals the transition from a hierarchical cities model in the closed-economy model to the emergence of regional-urban systems organized into networks in the midst of trade liberalization. Finally, it reflects on some causal explanations.

Keywords : System of cities; regional urban development; spatial interaction; networks of cities; economic models.

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