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Globalization in Mexico

INR 310

Dr. SoborskiPresentation by Genesis Rivas

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Globalization

Definition used for this particular presentation:

Globalization: A Preliminary Definition

an unprecedented compression of time and space reflected

in the tremendous intensification of social, political,economic, and cultural interconnections and

interdependencies on a global scale.

deterritorialization and supraterritoriality

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Economically

Mexico becomes a part of NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

The opening of trade between North American

countries

Has this helped or hindered Mexico?

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How to measure success:

Wrong way to measure economic effects:

Measuring economic effects or by comparing

Mexican growth before and after are not

appropriate.

Proper way to measure economic effects:

Increased efficiency and productivity resulting

from specialization in production, trade,investments, and competition

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Has NAFTA helped?

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Aver.

Gro.

Total 29.4 27.2 22.0 28.0 30.8 35.3 41.0 42.9 46.2 51.9 5.5%

To US 18.1 19.1 17.7 20.3 23.3 27.1 30.5 31.5 35.6 40.4 7.6%

Year 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Aver.

Gro.

Total 60.9 79.5 96.0 117.5 116.4 158.5 160.7 165.4 188.0 213.7 9.3%

To US 50.1 62.9 75.1 95.4 136.8 132.2 135.2 139.0 157.1 172.1 9.2%

MexicosE

xports, 1984-1993 and 1994-2005 (in Billions of Dollars)

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Politically

Former President Zedillo fully supports the

globalization and opening of Mexico

Supported free trade Westernization of Mexico

Trade improves labor conditions

With time unfair pay and worker rights will increase

Exports reduce polluter jobs

Economic integration tends to improve, not worsen the

environment

Slow poverty

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In every case in which a poor nationsignificantly overcame its economic

backwardness during the last century, the

solution involved production for exportmarkets and opening to an influx of foreign

goods, investments and technology. o Former President Zedillo (2000)

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President Felipe Calderon

With the spread of representative democracy

came a reign of violence

Violent deaths in Mexico doubled to just over 7k

March 2010 drug cartel gunmen assassinated U.S.

consulate staff employees and their spouses in the

presence of their children as they left a consulate

event.

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Even with the improvement in Mexicoseconomy as a whole the distribution of wealthhigh unemployment rate, and slow rate of

growth of its GDP keep Mexico unstable

Although Mexico Citys homicide rate today isabout on par with Los Angeles and less than athird of DCs.

In the past 10 years Mexicos homicide overallhas decreased.

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We are like those women who arent

overweight, but when they look in

the mirror, they think theyre fat. Weare an unsafe country, but we think

we are much more unsafe than we

really are. Luis de la Barreda

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Public education and health indicators

From 2001 to 2008 students enrolled in public

education has increased from 25 million to

nearly 30 million

Infant mortality rate has gone from 40% per

100 births in 1990 to 15% in 2008

Simultaneously, life expectancy has gone from

70 to 75 from 1990 to 2008

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Westernization of Culture

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Bibliography

Nava, Juan P. Mexico: Failing State or Emerging Democracy? (2011) Military

Review, U.S. Army,

Salvatore, Dominick, Economic Effects of NAFTA on Mexico (2007) The Global

Economy Journal- Volume 7, Issue 1, Article 1. Fordham University, New York,

Berkeley Electronic Press.

Zedillo, Ernesto. Globalization and the Opening of Mexico. (2000) From the Front

Lines. Number One 2000- ECONOMIC REFORM TODAY. President Zedillos speech

given at the US Chamber of Commerce and at the Center for International Private

Enterprise.