Learning from Mexico's past could provide for a great future, it is a matter of implementation, dedication and a devotion to right the wrongs, and an appreciation that building for the future is worth the sacrifices of today. Mexico's economic history provides for a confounding topic of interest. It is one riddled with corruption, scandal, and visible and invisible mismanagement of funds. It would take a entire book to begin to give a in depth, and real analysis, of Mexico's economic history, so rather I am going to attempt to highlight some of the more pertinent and critical events and problems that have affected Mexico's economic condition. Mexico has undoubtedly wavered from times of stability and longer periods of unrest and strife.
[...] Not until the after the 1950's did things start to shape-up and in the 1990's the middle begins to account for a larger portion of the population. The poor were exploited by the rich, and the few owned the many and the most. These were to be the living conditions that helped spark the revolution. These were the situations that Villa and Zapata would be inspired to fight against this; was the predicator for the important role land reform would play in politics and the economy over the next 80 years. [...]
[...] The causes of the resulting Mexican economy are many and the outcomes of the events that cause the economic situation are varied. I hope I have provided some of the historical, social, and political issues, problems, and difficulties that Mexico has had to face. Now I would like to analyze the economic results of almost eighty years of growth, experience and trial and error. To measure economic success or failure one must first conceptualize and operationalize the defining variables and their composing attributes. [...]
[...] These are only representations of the economy and this particular index only provides the data for the cities that were selected not every urban, semi urban and rural city in Mexico. To understand the economy of Mexico, one must first understand the historical, political, and social events that shaped that economy. My goal in writing this paper was to provide some context to the issue of Mexican economic conditions. After taking into context the events that occurred in Mexico, I am surprised that certain predictors and indicators of the economy have withstood the history. [...]
[...] After long periods of what was essentially dictatorships within major tribes such as the Aztec, Maya, Toltec, and other Mesoamerican tribes, cycles of Statism and Anti-Statism were born which cause great tension. Constant revolution creates an environment that cannot be conducive to change, and even though the word “Revolution” connotes some sort of change it is very difficult to substantiate power and a legitimate system through which change can manifest itself, when leaders and their beliefs are consistently changing. This political and economic environment was only to get worse, as with any progression there are periods of relief and tension. [...]
[...] There is a trend in central government spending, as chart 35-C (Wilkie, 2007) illustrates, for the presidents from Juarez to Mateo, to increase the spending on economic causes and social spending to stay relative to the amount of administrative spending. The amount spent over these 16 presidents on administrative concerns is quite large in comparison to the social spending. The increase in economic over administrative expenditure mirrors the move from public to private interest and the movement toward capitalism. This chart illustrates well where the money has gone and the political and economic food chain in Mexico; it appears that family and friends eat first. [...]
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