Bordering On Chaos: Mexico's Roller-Coaster Journey to Prosperity

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Chapter 1: The Party Is Over : Part 1
Mexico's growing pains in the era of NAFTA and globalization have been singularly acute and dramatic: a guerrilla uprising, the assassination of political leaders, revelations of high-level corruption, economic collapse, and a $50 billion bailout.

Chapter 1: The Party Is Over : Part 2
Of course, there were also domestic political considerations. Clinton, already with an eye on the 1996 elections, could ill afford to allow Mexico to go under. It was his pet project. He had gambled part of his political future on Mexico, helping push

Chapter 1: The Party Is Over : Part 3
The figures indeed were looking great. Foreign investment in Mexico's stock market had risen by a whopping 98 percent in 1993. Wall Street and London brokerage houses were pressing their clients to buy as many Mexican stocks as they could

Mexico's growing pains in the era of NAFTA and globalization have been singularly acute and dramatic: a guerrilla uprising, the assassination of political leaders, revelations of high-level corruption, economic collapse, and a $50 billion bailout. Bordering on Chaos is an unrivaled account of the headline-making events that have threatened Mexico's social, political, and economic stability. It is essential reading for anyone who wishes to understand Mexico today-when, more than ever before, what happens in Mexico directly affects the U.S. national interest.

Andres Oppenheimer is a Latin American correspondent for the Miami Herald and the author of the widely praised book Castro's Final Hour. In 1987 he was co-winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on the Iran-Contra scandal. He lives in Mexico City and Miami..

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