URBAN ENTREPRENEURIALISM IN MEXICO CITY. TRANSFORMATION OF THE CENTRAL DISTRICT

Urban entrepreneurialism constitutes a key process in current ur- ban transformations. By these means, local authorities encourage investments of private capital in the neoliberal con- text. The present work links this concept with the process of gentrification and ap - plies both of them to recent transforma- tions in the central area of Mexico City. It relies on a case study, backed up by extensive field work, in which surveys of land uses and qualitative interviews are combined with diverse secondary sources. Current transformations in the central district show distinct characteris- tics of urban entrepreneurialism, such as the stimulation of private investment as the main factor in urban requalification.