The Politics of NAFTA in Mexico

Abstract

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Power Politics and the Free Trade Bandwagon

“…Those who take this view note that it was Salinas, not Bush or Mulroney, who initiated the NAFTA negotiations. From this they conclude that the origins of Mexico's trade openingthe catalyst that ultimately triggered NAFTA-must be found "inside [italics added] the Mexican political economy" (M. Pastor & Wise, 1994, p. 471; see also Centeno, 1994;Poitras & Robinson, 1994). acceptance) his party stood little chance of retaining office in the coming years.…”

The limits of rent seeking: why protectionists become free traders

“…[T]he business community came around to the view that many small and medium rms were destined to disappear anyway and that this eventuality should be accepted as a matter of course. 67 In exible rent seekers in Mexico appear to have suffered the same fate as their counterparts in the United States and Canada. The toy and consumer electronics sectors, for example, have been decimated as the result of trade liberalization.…”

Das Scheitern neoliberaler Politik in Mexiko (1982 - 1994)

“…bereits deutlich abgezeichnet. Während das Sexenium von Luis Echeverrfa (1970-1976 (Poitras/Robinson 1994 ). Möglicherweise trifft es auch zu, daß das Freihandelsabkommen für Mexiko nicht in erster Linie als Medium der Exportsteigerung in den Norden bedeutsam ist als vielmehr als Attraktionselement für mehr ausländische Investitionen, die sich wiederum an einem der größten Binnenmärkte der Welt orientieren (Lauth 1994, 19f.).…”