Big Business, The State, And Free Trade: Constructing Coalitions In Mexico
by Strom C. Thacker /
2000 / English / PDF
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Existing theories of economic liberalization fail to account for
Mexico's experiences. Why has the Mexican government risked
alienating its primary constituencies by pursuing trade opening and
joining NAFTA? Big Business, the State, and Free Trade argues that
Mexico's trade reforms are the product of the formation of
political coalitions between business and the state in different
international contexts. It covers the NAFTA negotiations in detail,
with a special case study on the automotive industry. As Mexico
democratizes, business-government coalitions will become
increasingly important.
Existing theories of economic liberalization fail to account for
Mexico's experiences. Why has the Mexican government risked
alienating its primary constituencies by pursuing trade opening and
joining NAFTA? Big Business, the State, and Free Trade argues that
Mexico's trade reforms are the product of the formation of
political coalitions between business and the state in different
international contexts. It covers the NAFTA negotiations in detail,
with a special case study on the automotive industry. As Mexico
democratizes, business-government coalitions will become
increasingly important.
