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GARCIA CASTRO, Neftalí  e  SANCHEZ CRISPIN, Álvaro. Changes in the sectoral orientations of the State of Guerrero between 1970 and 2000. Invest. Geog [online]. 2012, n.77, pp.107-123. ISSN 2448-7279.

This paper presents an economic classification for the municipalities of Guerrero, Mexico, in terms of successive quotients. An outline of the concepts underlying this branch of Economic Geography is followed by a description of the method used to determine the economic orientations for 1970 and 2000. The economy of Guerrero has changed from one that was specialized in the primary sector to structures in which the tertiary and secondary sectors have more weight.

Palavras-chave : Sectoral orientation; Guerrero; Mexico.