Abstract
The studies on the structure of commercial networks are recurrent in configurations with a central nucleus and a block of countries in the periphery that foment inequitable and unequal exchanges. Consistent with this the objective of this study is to analyze structurally the centrality of the economic network of Mexico in the World Trade Organization and with it identify the opportunities and challenges for the country. The research method involve calculates centrality metrics based on network theory. It is concluded that the network has a stratified structure what challenges Mexico to replant its strategies of commercial insertion in Latin America and Asia Pacific for the development and the modernization of its economy.
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