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The party is a sacred event in Mexico. From before the arrival of the Spanish to the afterparties at Cancún’s all inclusive beach resorts.
But how did Mexico get so good at them? That is what Tavo and Alex will be trying to answer in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast.
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Mentioned in this episode:Cancún: The Mexico government’s Frankenstein
Anti-drug ads are not why Mexico has fewer addicts
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It’s Benito Juárez’s birthday tomorrow! And to celebrate, Tavo and Alex unveil how Mexico’s first indigenous, liberal president was a walking contradiction. Also, discussed is Mexico’s first 20th century culture war and the question of how left-wing the current Mexican government actually is.
Listen to this episode of Mexico: The Podcast to discover the definitive answer as to whether Mexico is left wing or right wing.
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Mexico’s president from 2018-2024 is now the stuff of legend. He demolished the political system that dominated the country for decades and has left an enormously divisive legacy that will continue to transform it for decades to come.
One cannot understand modern day Mexico without understanding Andrés Manuel López Obrador. For better or for worse, the founding father of current day Mexico.
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Is Mexico poor or is its massive wealth poorly distributed? In this episode of Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo and Alex delve into how a country with such an embarrassment of wealth and access to global markets has yet to pull tens of millions out of poverty.
And all this broken down into five—often mind-bending—stats.
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News readers have become numb to daily reports of cartel violence, drug seizures, and killings across Mexico. Precious few understand how the country got here and how the different governments and society as a whole have tried to deal with organised crime.
US listeners, be advised, the United States does not come out looking great in this episode of Mexico: The Podcast.
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Over three decades since the end of the Cold War, the debate rages on: Is State intervention in the economy essential for a country’s growth or is it a disaster waiting to happen?
Mexico is about to embark in a bold new experiment in government-run industry with the Plan México, but it isn’t the first time it has dabbled in industrial policy.
This time, in Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo Figueroa and Alex González Ormerod discuss the fabulous and frightful history of Mexican government intervention.
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Once the beating heart of a global empire, how important has Mexico been on the world stage? Join Tavo Figueroa and Alex González Ormerod to find out in episode one of Mexico: The Podcast.
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Season’s greetings! Here’s a small present from The Mexico Political Economist:
A trailer for a brand new podcast. It will feature the analysis and insights of Mexican politics, policy, and markets you’ve come to expect—only this time with a historical perspective.
Join Tavo Figueroa and Alex González Ormerod, starting January 9th and then every two weeks, for a jaunt through Mexico like you’ve never heard it before.
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