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MEXICO AND GLOBALIZATION
Documentary Report
03 DE JUNIO DE 2016
Paola Preciado Osuna
MEXICO AND GLOBALIZATION
Globalization is an economic, technological, social and cultural scale process,
which involves increased communication and interdependence among countries
of the world uniting their markets, societies and cultures, through a series of
social, economic and political transformations which they give them a global
character this has integrated the world into one single economic system. This
brings new challenges to every country and opportunities for economic growth,
but it may also bring income disparity and poverty. Globalization encapsulates a
reality usually presented in which people of a country or countries, individually
or through any intermediaries, interact with people from other countries. The
forces of globalization impose a new dynamic in international relations and a
constant change in the world economic order. Mexico is important to strengthen
and give meaning to the political and economic alliances with Europe, Asian
countries and other emerging nations.
Mexico has opened its economy to the rest of the world. The position in favor
argue that it raises wages and standards of living, and supports economic
growth. But the position in against say that globalization undercuts traditional
labor and lifestyles while increasing wealth inequality. But really in the economic
development, Mexico has excluded the majority of its population and even
worsened their living conditions. Normally individual Mexicans benefit from
globalization can be determined by two factors: their level of education and their
economic circumstances. Many of the rich have invested money in the
manufacturing industry while the underprivileged are being exploited. Many
unique characteristics of Mexican culture are being lost due to this type of
exploitation.
Mexico has been involved, and often pioneer in the globalization processes in
the world. It was the most important of the globalization process of the Spanish
empire that began in 1492 country, and most important to declare
independence of the same empire in 1810. With its 1910 revolution, was also a
predecessor of the Russian Revolution of 1917.
In the mid-1980, Mexico entered into the globalized economy when it joined the
World Trade Organization. The resulting rapid growth of the manufacturing
industry has forced many companies into bankruptcy. Many manufactures are
attracted to Mexico because of its near to the US, cheap labor and relaxed rules
for foreign investment. The sell to large-scale land where the developers of
foreign-owned factories sale of agricultural land, agricultural production in
Mexico has dropped. This increase in poverty particularly in the rural regions.
Actually approximately 22 million Mexicans live in poverty.
In 1994, they signed NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) which
helped Mexico's GDP to triple from 1980 to 1992. Clearly, international trade is
a major part of the growing Mexican economy, but the effects of globalization in
Mexico do not have a positive impact on all citizens.
Mexico is seeing all different effects of Globalization because different areas
have had various levels of exposure so that the number of workers who can
support their families in southern Mexico and stay out of poverty is still
decreasing and during the peso crisis, incomes northern Mexico suffered much
less than incomes in southern Mexico. A cause is the location because
Northern Mexico was able to trade across the border of the US. Unfortunately,
labor earnings in southern Mexico have decreased by over 10% since the 1990
and the workers who can support their families and stay out of poverty is still
decreasing. The Mexican government has been, for the most part, supportive of
trade expansion and development within the country.
Another negative effect of globalization is drug trafficking. Over the past few
years the number of large scale drug traffickers from Mexico is increasing and it
is changing the US market for illegal substances.
The Zapatistas are another example that has been negatively affected by
globalization. The Zapatistas’ anti-globalization protests to maintain their
traditional lifestyles and independence from the global economy are met with
fear and resistance from globalization advocates, including the Mexican
government.
My opinion is that we have many advantages but we don’t improve the many
opportunities, is necessary take awareness because the econoy probably can
reduce. The globalization have a lot consequences principally to poor people
because they don’t have neither benefit so that they are affected with all global
movements.
Finally is necessary that all Mexicans take our decisions about Mexico and they
worry about the global situations. In conclusion that globalization in Mexico
benefits some while harming others, free trade and investment do very little, if
anything, to directly combat poverty. The consequences of globalization most
affect those living in rural, agrarian, and often impoverished communities. The
poors every day are most poors, on contrary rich everyday are most rich
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