Energy Reform: 20 Years After NAFTA
United States President Barack Obama’s visit to Mexico in May 2013 served as an opportunity to gain access to Mexican oil and gas, under the pretense of 20 years of NAFTA and the "need" to revisit it. Both national and foreign lobbyists devoted themselves to the task of orchestrating the s...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Problemas del Desarrollo. Revista Latinoamericana de Economía |
| Idioma: | español inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/47190 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.probdes.iiec.unam.mx/index.php/pde/article/view/47190 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Energy reform energy sector oil privatization foreign investment reforma energética sector energético petróleo privatización inversión extranjera |
| Sumario: | United States President Barack Obama’s visit to Mexico in May 2013 served as an opportunity to gain access to Mexican oil and gas, under the pretense of 20 years of NAFTA and the "need" to revisit it. Both national and foreign lobbyists devoted themselves to the task of orchestrating the strategy to fully open the Mexican energy sector by way of the proposed Mexican Energy Reform, passed on December 20, 2013. The constitutional amendments in these reforms further the openness stipulated in Chapter VI of NAFTA by eliminating the strategic nature of Mexican energy sector industries and fuels, practically designating them as just another commodity. The implications of the Energy Reform are a major affront to not only the economy, but also national, energy and territorial sovereignty. |
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