Mexican Economic Crisis : Policy Implications for the U.S.

Edited transcript, prepared for the Subcom on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy and the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcom on Western Hemisphere Affairs, of a Nov. 30, 1983 CRS-sponsored workshop on the economic crisis and political situation in Mexico and implications for U.S....

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Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1984.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
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Summary:Edited transcript, prepared for the Subcom on International Trade, Investment and Monetary Policy and the House Foreign Affairs Committee Subcom on Western Hemisphere Affairs, of a Nov. 30, 1983 CRS-sponsored workshop on the economic crisis and political situation in Mexico and implications for U.S. policy.
Stanley J. Heginbotham (CRS) presents an opening statement (p. 1-2).
Appendix (p. 131-274) includes panelists' prepared papers.
Extent and significance of U.S.-Mexico economic interdependence; importance of and opportunities for adoption of bilateral financial and economic policies; analysis of Mexican economic crisis and policies (tables, p. 175-180).
Factors affecting U.S.-Mexico economic relations and Mexican economic recovery, including trade, private sector investment, exchange rates, and unemployment; assessment of future Mexican economic prospects and IMF-sponsored 1983-85 austerity plan; manageability of Mexico's external debt.
Implications of economic crisis for Mexican political stability; assessment of Mexican Government relations with organized labor, business, and other interest groups; prospects for Mexican economic austerity program in light of internal and external political pressures.
Problems in U.S.-Mexico relations, with suggestions for appropriate U.S. responses to Mexican difficulties; implications of Central American conflict for Mexican political situation; sources of stability in Mexican political system, including popular support for the incumbent post-revolutionary regime.
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