The End of Nostalgia: Mexico Confronts the Challenges of Global Competition

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Aceite Terciario del Golfo (ATG), 59–60, 61 Acuerdo Político Nacional (National Political Agreement), 42 Acuerdo por la Paz, Justica, y Democracia (Agreement for Peace, Justice, and Democracy), 42 Aerospace industry, 33 Agreement for Peace, Justice, and Democracy (Acuerdo por la Paz, Justica, y Democracia), 42 Aguilar-Camín, Héctor, 11 Airline industry, 33 ALBA (Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América) (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America), 9, 185, 188n19 Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Bureau, U.S. (ATF), 157, 179 Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América (ALBA) (Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America), 9, 185, 188n19 América Móvil, 82 APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation), 172 Arellano-Felix cartel, 164 Argentina, shale gas reserves, 65 Asia, 23, 98 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 172 Atlas of Economic Economic Complexity measuring, 24 Audley, John J., 31 Australia, 94 Automobile industry, 33, 81 Bancomext, 28 Barro, Robert, 101 Beck, Thorsten, 28 Beltrán-Leyva Organization, 143 Beltrones, Manlio Fabio, 51 BEST (Border Enforcement Security Task Force), 155 Beyond Mérida initiative, 153, 155–57, 162–63, 165 Bimbo. See Grupo Bimbo Biofuel development, 69 Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (Alianza Bolivariana para los Pueblos de Nuestra América) (ALBA), 9, 185, 188n19 Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), 155 Border management, 76–78, 86–87, 153, 162–63, 174–79 197 Index Bosworth, Barry, 29 Brazil: congressional salaries, 49; economic growth, 22, 23, 35, 36; educational attainment, 30, 95; oil industry investment, 61; U.S. foreign policy in, 184; U.S. trade relations, 75; worker productivity, 95. See also BRIC countries Brazil-Mexico relations: economic, 185; trade, 32, 75, 184, 185 BRIC countries, 16–17, 22, 35, 93–94, 95 Bush, George H. W., 16 Bush, George W., 152–53, 174–76 Business, private, 48–49; border infrastructure investment, 162–63; Chavez’s nationalization of investment by, 185; crime, economic effects of, 33; domestic credit to, 27; energy sector investment, 46–47, 58, 60–61, 63, 65–67, 69, 70; monopolies, economic effects of, 27, 182; NACC participation, 183; PACTO agreement, 15; power and influence, growth in, 48; private-public partnerships, 26, 86; regulation of, 46, 47–48 Calderón, Felipe: border policy, 86; drugtrafficking policy, 7, 152–57, 178–81; economic policy, 19–20, 26–27; election reform, 51; energy policy, 48, 65, 66–67, 68, 69; human rights policy, 158; inauguration, 179–80; Latin American policy, 185; legislative relations, 5, 40, 46, 48, 51–52; military relationship, 180; organized crime, war on, 117, 178–81; reform initiatives blocked, 5, 40, 48, 51–52; security policy, 113–17, 140, 146–47. See also Mérida Initiative Canada: agricultural subsidies, 31; border management, 162, 175–76; economic performance, 20–21; education system, 30, 95, 96; trade relations, 31–32, 75, 85–86, 183; worker productivity, 95 Cantarell field (PEMEX), 58, 61 Cárdenas, Cuahutemoc, 42 Cárdenas, Lázaro, 42 Cardoso, Fernando Henrique, 188n16 Caribbean Basin Security Initiative (CBSI), 166n1 Caribbean countries, 98, 185 Carneiro, Pedro, 100 Carranza block (PEMEX), 59 CARSI (Central American Regional Security Initiative), 166n1 Carstens, Augustín, 34 Castañeda, Jorge, 11, 173 Castro, Raúl, 185 CBP (Customs and Border Patrol, U.S.), 162 CBSI (Caribbean Basin Security Initiative), 166n1 CELAC (Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños) (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States), 186 CEMEX, 82 Central American countries, 185 Central American Regional Security Initiative (CARSI), 166n1 Centro de Investigación y Segurdidad Nacional (CISEN) (Community of Latin American Security), 113, 143 CFE (Comisión Federal de Electricidad) (Federal Electricity Commission), 68 Chacón, Armando, 29 Chávez, Hugo: ALBA, purpose of founding, 188n19; Mexican private sector investment nationalized, 185–86 Children, impacts of parent’s education on, 100–01 Chile, 10, 22, 23 China: economic growth, 17, 22, 35, 36, 77; educational levels, 95; foreign direct investment, 36; manufacturing competitiveness, 80, 81; productivity, 81, 94, 95; shale gas reserves, 65. See also BRIC countries China, trade relations: Mexico, 32, 184; U.S., 32, 74, 75, 77 Chincontepec field (Aceite Terciario del Golfo) (ATG), 59–60, 61 198 Index CISEN (Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional) (Center for Research and National Security), 113, 143 Ciudad Juárez, violence reduction in, 163–64 Climate change/emissions reductions, 66–67, 69 Clinton, Hilary, 9, 187n14 CNDH (Comisión Nacional de Derechos Humanos) (National Human Rights Commission), 158...