Mexico and the Crisis of a Dependent Economy
Laura Carlsen
The well-known 19th century Mexican saying—"poor Mexico, so far from God and so close to the United States"—has become
more poignant today than ever in the context of the global economic crisis.
This year Mexico will be one of the worst-hit countries due to the crisis that began in the United States and quickly
spread all over the world. The cost of Mexican economic dependence on the United States is being paid by the poor, in
clear violation of their social and economic rights. The question is: to what point will the people tolerate this and
what has to happen to make the government change its course..
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