Resumen

MIGUEL-VELASCO, Andrés Enrique; MALDONADO-CRUZ, Pedro; TORRES-VALDEZ, Julio César  y  CRUZ-ATAYDE, Maritza. Entropy as a regional inequality indicator in Mexico. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2008, vol.8, n.27, pp.693-719. ISSN 2448-6183.

In this paper we analyse regional inequalities trough the concept of regional entropy taking as a reference the regional development in Mexico from the point of view of the human development index between 1950 and 2003. Our hypothesis proposes that regional inequalities have increased as a result of development. Furthermore, in recent times the regional disequilibrium detected through the evaluation of the regional sustainability tends to be higher. As a methodology to measure inequality we propose the use of some concepts such as the absolute and relative entropies of the development indicators, fairness, efficiency and sustainability of the country.

Palabras llave : regional sustainable development; regional inequalities; regional entropy; fairness; efficiency; sustainability.