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PESTEL Analysis Of Mexico's Dependence On The US

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PESTEL analysis Mexico:
POLITICAL :
While Mexico has been a formal democracy since Independence, in reality the nation has been plagued by essentially a series of caudillos, representatives of local and regional power arrangements that have been successful at reaching national levels.

Politics are still corrupt and scandal-ridden, with parties often focused more on individuals than on programmes for action. And while progress has been made, the Mexican state is still far from comfortable with the concepts of accountability and transparency.

Previously the relationship with US was complicated but now the situation has significantly changed, especially after the end of cold war. U.S. successes, especially on the economic front, but …show more content…

economy by 2004. In the latter year the economy of Mexico grew by 3% and by the next to 4.1%.

Mexican dependence on the U.S. is notable. After the failure of the drive to diversify trade patterns in the 1970s and eighties (the local equivalent of Canada's Third Option policy), a 'realist' approach began to mark the nation's traditional nationalist and protectionist economy. From opposition to excessive U.S. dependence, Mexico moved to welcome it as inevitable. With time, the Mexican economy became even more dependent on the United States than the Canadian economy.2

Presently the United States represents well over 80% of total Mexican trade. Such dependence, especially with the current trend of including increasing amounts of strategic materials, is deeply disturbing to nationalists.3 Also as China makes continuing inroads into that market and the U.S. economy weakens, such concerns mount apace.

Mexico’s Trade Agreements :

Mexico’s pursuit of free trade agreements with other countries is a way to bring benefits to the
Economy, but also to reduce its economic dependence on the United States. The United States is, by far, Mexico’s most significant trading partner. About 82% of Mexico’s exports go to the
United States and 50% of Mexico’s imports come from the United States. Mexico’s second largest trading partner is China, accounting for approximately 6% of Mexico’s exports and imports.6 In an effort to

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