Dinámica económica y migración en el centro de México: impronta territorial de dos procesos convergentes

This paper addresses the economic base of the municipalities and states of central Mexico, and their influence on the migration flows inside them. The first part is a summary of recent works in Latin America and Mexico of the migration and development relation. Secondly, the economic structure and dynamics of municipalities and metropolitan areas is examined by main economic sector. In the third section, the interregional migration flows and some characteristics of migrants are shown to illustrate the occupational aspect of migration that other studies have.