TY - BOOK AU - Negroponte,Diana Villiers ED - Project Muse, ED - Project Muse. TI - The end of nostalgia: Mexico confronts the challenges of global competition SN - 9780815722557 AV - HC135 .E553 2013 U1 - 330.972 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Baltimore, Maryland PB - Project Muse KW - Globalization KW - Mexico KW - Politics and government KW - 21st century KW - Economic conditions KW - Economic policy KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Issued as part of UPCC book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references and index; Acknowledgments -- 1. The end of nostalgia : Mexico confronts the challenges of a global era / Diana Villiers Negroponte -- s. Piecing together the puzzle of Mexico's growth / Arturo Franco -- 3. Unlocking Mexico's political gridlock / Arturo Franco -- 4. Energy challenges for the Pena Nieto administration / Duncan Wood -- 5. Toward a regional competitiveness agenda : U.S.-Mexico trade and investment / Christopher E. Wilson -- 6. The priority of education in Mexico / Armando Chacon -- 7. Security policy and the crisis of violence in Mexico / Eduardo Guerrero -- 8. The Merida initiative : a mechanism for bilateral cooperation / Diana Villiers Negroponte -- 9. Mexico and the United States : where are we and where should we be? / Andres Rozental -- Acronyms -- About the authors -- Index N2 - Explores how Mexico, in transition from one-party rule to liberal democracy, can develop the institutional and cultural underpinnings needed to meet the challenges of global economic competition. Examines in particular education, energy, domestic politics, regional trade and investment, public security, and relations with the United States UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780815722557/ ER -