Impact of globalization on Mexico's trade policy over the past two decades

Resumo

The aim of this paper is to analyze the Mexican implementation strategy of trade policy openness due to the globalization trend, urging the country to create a series of trade agreements and treaties on free movement of goods and regional integration, becoming the country with the network of the world's largest trade agreements, increasing its presence and Mexican companies in international markets. Similarly, a spatial analysis of the last five governmental periods, comprising 26 years of foreign trade policy and its impact on foreign investors, foreign trade and main multinationals in Mexico, forcing them to centering in competitive productive processes and  improving their internal organization, innovation and development.

Keywords: Globalization, internationalization, trade policy, multilateralism, regionalism.

JEL: F62, F21, F13, F23, F15