Micro-businesses’ Impact on the Peri-urban Districts, Ciudad Juarez and Merida, 
Mexico, Popular and Solidarity Economy

Garcia Gomez Carmen1, Peña Barrera Leticia2, and Bojorquez Morales Gonzalo2

Abstract: This paper analyzes how peri-urban mega projects dwelling inhabitants create microbusiness in two cities, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and Merida, Yucatan on Mexico, looking at effects as a family or neighborhood lifestyle. Is divided in two parts, first conceptualized on set dwellings lacking off primary services and infrastructure, impact in the lifestyle of inhabitants. Second, problematizes into families with salesman tradition, how they in commercial activity looking for an opportunity in self-employment and in this way of think create microbusiness in basic supplies as a solidarity form to improve the economy in the neighborhood. At last, conclusions focus in a new and relevant information about impacts in quality of life in different areas where microbusiness are included, the apportation is in urbanism, with a new approach of research dwellings-microbusiness. This research is supported on mapping survey combined with interview to employers and microbusiness employee. This work belonging to a broad research financed by CONCYT-CONAVI.

Key words: popular economy, family, microbusiness, peri-urban