Mexico’s Liberalization Strategy, 10 Years On: Results and Alternatives
Author(s)
Peters, Enrique Dussel
Abstract
A liberalization strategy began in Mexico during 1988 under the Salinas administration, and since 1994, that strategy has been continued, with minor changes, under President Zedillo. The Mexican economic strategy is an important test case for the success or failure of liberalization strategies, which have been implemented by many nations in the periphery, particularly in Latin America and Eastern Europe. Although the strategy of liberalization has a theoretical background, this has been left out of most academic and policy discussions. As this paper will demonstrate, the strategy of liberalization is closely linked to neoliberalism, but it is, nevertheless, of the utmost importance to define the two concepts and to distinguish between them, both theoretically and historically.
