{"product_id":"first-world-dreams-mexico-since-1989-9781842776612","title":"First World Dreams: Mexico Since 1989","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alexander S. Dawson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Latin America - Mexico\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMexicans have long dreamt of the First World, and in recent times it has landed with a thud. Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its economy. The impacts have been paradoxical. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn First World Dreams Alexander Dawson explores the contradictions and challenges which Mexico has experienced in embracing the market so wholeheartedly. A vibrant civil society is marred by human rights abuses and violent rebellion. Market reforms have produced a stable economy, economic growth and great fortunes, while devastating much of the countryside and crippling domestic producers. Mexico is today one of the world's largest exporting nations, yet has a perpetually negative trade balance. It is in a constant state of becoming a democracy, a nation where human rights are respected, a modern industrial nation, and a more violent, fragmented place where the chasms of wealth and poverty threaten to undo the dreams of modernity.","brand":"Zed Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45083740733591,"sku":"9781842776612","price":4583.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781842776612.webp?v=1767264072","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/first-world-dreams-mexico-since-1989-9781842776612","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}