Progress within the manufacturing sector in Baja California during the transition towards economic opening (1975-1993): A systematic perspective

Abstract

This article studies some of the main economic figures of the industrialization process in system of cities of Baja California within the historic period from 1975 to 1993. Due to its economic relevance, the analysis is focused on the manufacturing sector. A new role is developing among industrial groups with growing changes that began in the late seventies. In this analysis the “shift & share” technique is still useful to identify that kind of industrial behavior. This level of aggregation was used before (CONEPO, 1988) in order to achieve some objectives in accordance with a regional economics scope. At the same time, this period of analysis brings some light into a recent economic phase of special interest, taking into consideration main figures in the national manufacturing sector of the same period.

Keywords

• Baja California
• Industrialización
• Economía regional
• Manufacturas
• Cambio y Participación.