GO 357 The Political Economy of Regionalism Walter Hatch Colby College Mexico in NAFTA.

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1 GO 357 The Political Economy of Regionalism Walter Hatch Colby College Mexico in NAFTA

2 MEXICO

3 What’s happening in USA backyard?

4 The Latin Left Turn Brazil Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003)Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (2003) Argentina Argentina Néstor Kirchner (2003)Néstor Kirchner (2003) Uruguay Uruguay Tabaré Vázquez (2005)Tabaré Vázquez (2005) Bolivia Bolivia Evo Morales (2006)Evo Morales (2006) Chile Chile Michelle Bachelet (2006)Michelle Bachelet (2006)

5 Two Exceptions Colombia (Uribe) Colombia (Uribe) Mexico (Calderon) Mexico (Calderon)

6 Presidential Election Crisis Mexico City, July 2006 Obrador Calderon

7 Chiapas Crisis

8 Oaxaca Crisis

9 Mexico: Some Background Independence from Spain in 1821 Independence from Spain in 1821 War with US (1846-48) War with US (1846-48) Revolution (1910-21) Revolution (1910-21) PRI (1929) PRI (1929) Cardena (1934)Cardena (1934) Pemex (1938)Pemex (1938) El Milagro MexicanoEl Milagro Mexicano

10 Economic Crises 1968, 1976, 1982, 1994 1968, 1976, 1982, 1994 BOP deficit BOP deficit Peso collapse Peso collapse Multilateral bailout Multilateral bailout Weak investor confidence Weak investor confidence

11 US-Mexico Economic Ties Bracero program (1942-64) Bracero program (1942-64) Temporary contract laborTemporary contract labor 50,000 farmworkers in 194550,000 farmworkers in 1945 Border Industrialization Program (1965) Border Industrialization Program (1965) Tax breaks for maquiladoraTax breaks for maquiladora 25% of Mexico’s GDP25% of Mexico’s GDP 50% of manufacturerd exports50% of manufacturerd exports

12 NAFTA Maquila-izing Mexico Maquila-izing Mexico Chasing investors (FDI) Chasing investors (FDI)

13 Carlos Salinas