Resumen

ESPINOSA-CORIA, Horacio. The Effects of Tourism in Cancún, Mexico from its Beginnings to the Present: An Analysis of the Last 42 years. LiminaR [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.1, pp.154-167. ISSN 2007-8900.

By late 1960s Banco de México officials promoted tourism as a way of counterbalancing some negative effects of a growth economic model based on industrial import substitution (ISI). By looking at the historical context within which Cancún was built, it is likely to assess the developmental intentions of those who advocated tourism.. The Banco de México officials advanced a notion of progress which can be grasped by taking into account some of the demographic, economic and social impacts of the Cancún project. In summary, the composition of Quintana Roo's Gross Domestic Product, it's geographical distribution, tourism employment and foreign exchange earnings, indicates that Cancún came to fullfill part of it's founding goals. Other objectives, however, were not achieved.

Palabras llave : tourism; regional development; employment; migration.