The Appeal of Medium Cities

Abstract

The first part of this work explains that concepts and ideas around the classification of cities as medium are relative. The text establishes the relationship between medium size cities and the principal city in a country. It also perceives the attraction of residents of the latter to the former as a political motive to justifiy why governments should grant them more attention.

In the second part, the document underlines the geographic advantajes of cities in the central part or northern Mexico. It suggests that U.S. senior citizens represent a potential market as they have a growing purchasing power, and the region, the paper adds, could capture a section of this market. This would increase employment and offer opportunities for investors as well as for Mexican federal, state and local governments in the area.

This work stresses the need for studies that cross disciplinary boundaries and use knowledge to solve problems that currently affect regional societies.