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Mexico is a country of contrasts, its geography varying from deserts to jungles, mountains to beaches. Such differences extend to the economic characteristics of Mexico’s four regions: the manufacturing north, the agrarian north-central, the service-based central and the energy-producing south.<\/p>\n
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Such economic specialization has contributed to significantly different levels of development – evident in persistent and often worsening disparities in standards of living.<\/p>\n
Mexico’s affluent north is characterized by a large manufacturing base, which sharply diverges from the poverty-stricken south, a hub of energy activity. The central region benefits<\/span><\/span> from the sprawling reach of Mexico City, one of the world’s largest metropolitan areas and the heart of the Mexican economy, while the agriculturally driven northcentral zone makes a much smaller economic contribution. \u00a0Outlook Mexico<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dallas Fed reports: \u00a0by Jesus Canas and Emily Gutierrez Mexico is a country of contrasts, its geography varying from deserts to jungles, mountains to beaches. Such differences extend to the economic characteristics of Mexico’s four regions: the manufacturing north, the … Continue reading