First world dreams
Mexico since 1989
- ISBN: 9781842776612
- Editorial: Zed Books
- Fecha de la edición: 2006
- Lugar de la edición: London. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 194
- Idiomas: Inglés
Mexicans have long dreamt of the First World, and in recent times it has landed there with a thud. Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its economy. The impacts have been paradoxical. A vibrant civil society is marred by human rights abuses and violent rebellion. Market reforms have produced a stable economy, economic growth and great fortunes, while devastating much of the countryside and crippling domestic producers. Mexico is today one of the world's largest exporting nations, yet has a perpetually negative trade balance. It is a nation in a perpetual state of becoming; a democracy, a nation where human rights are respected, a modern industrial nation - and a more violent, fragmented place where the chasms of wealth and poverty threaten to undo the dreams of modernity.
