Richard Feinberg's Commentary on Mexico's Middle Class
Is Mexico's Middle Class Fundamentally Changing the Country?
04/03/2012
Latin America Advisor Newsletter
Featured Q&A: Andrés Rozental, Nicolás Mariscal, Rogelio Ramírez de la O, and Richard Feinberg
Q: "The rise of the Mexican middle class is the most relevant development of the last decade in the country," a new report from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars states. Mexican society has fundamentally changed, as citizens have acquired stronger senses of property and ownership and demand more accountability from authorities, the report added. Do you agree? What opportunities and challenges would a growing Mexican middle class bring to businesses in Mexico? For governments? Would a stronger middle class change Mexico's political calculus?
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Richard Feinberg is Professor of International Political Economy and Chair of the Global Leadership Institute at IR/PS. He can comment on U.S. foreign policy matters, notably with regard to Latin America and Asia, and business and economic matters.
