Month: September 2013
September 29, 2013
Institutions and Reform
Luis Rubio The PAN is conditioning its legislative vote for the energy reform on the approval of an electoral reform. The “quid pro quo” proposal makes business sense in that...
September 22, 2013
Bringing about a recession
Luis Rubio 1971 was the year that things slacked off. After two decades of experiencing growth rates of more than 6% on average, that year was considered to be one...
September 20, 2013
Two Visions
FORBES – Luis Rubio In only few instances has Mexico found itself unable to break through the paralyzing inertia that currently characterizes it. Today is one of those: the question is...
September 15, 2013
What Paradigm?
Luis Rubio When politicians start making radical adjustments to the fiscal system they run the risk of provoking distortions they could never have imagined. The government presented its fiscal bill,...
September 08, 2013
Monologues
Luis Rubio A poster by the National Education Workers Coordinator (CNTE) on the trunk of a van led me to reflect on the discussion (because nothing akin to a...
September 01, 2013
The Jam
Luis Rubio All governments, in Mexico and in the world, hit the wall at some point. What’s crucial is not the fact itself but whether Mexico’s possesses the capacity to...