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Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
Montes and Cordoba of the WSJ provide this exceptional account of corruption at the state level in Mexico. Ironically the very effort to reduce the power of centralized administration with PRI winning repeated elections and having a monopoly in power for many years, led to the decentralization and passing on power and money to the state governments in Mexico after the 1990's. But this was done without putting in the checks and balances required. Instead too much power was now concentrated in the hands of the state governments which appointed even the judges and officials at all levels including election bodies. Federal transfers of tax money to states increased 20 fold to $88 billion in 2016, according to this report. The result 41 state governors faced corruption charges between 2000 and 2013, according to the Mexican Competitiveness Institute. This includes the state of Veracruz where state coffers are almost empty and there is no money to pay municipal bodies. The PRI governor of Veracruz Mr. Duarte supported president Pena Nieto, and was at 43 years age cited as the new face of the young PRI. This report says he is nowhere to be found now that $2.5 billion in state funds cannot be verified. Other states are Tamaulipas, Quintana Roo, Coahuila, Sonora, where corruption charges remain. The Veracruz scandal is among the worst and is the focus of attention for the public in Mexico. At this point president Pena Nieto of PRI has about 12% popularity rating, lowest of any modern Mexican president.
Corruption in Mexico at the state level in 2017- decentralization without checks and controls leads to a repetition of abuses seen in earlier periods
03/13/2017
Grouped Articles
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
A Phone Call, Then Audits: Mexico Corruption Fighter Hits a Nerve
WSJ 12/22/2017
Corruption in Mexico
04/30/2012
Grouped Articles
New York Times 04/30/2012
Interview with Mexican presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto - The Washington Post
Washington Post 05/20/2012
Washington Post 07/18/2012
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
A Phone Call, Then Audits: Mexico Corruption Fighter Hits a Nerve
WSJ 12/22/2017
Mexico's Pemex trade union, inefficiency and corruption
11/16/2013
Grouped Articles
Washington Post 11/16/2013
Senators Pass Mexico Oil Plan as Snag Arises
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2013
Pemex Chief: Mexico’s Oil Giant on Track to Meet Spending-Cut Goals
Wall Street Journal 05/04/2016
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Mexico's Felipe Calderon: An Assessment
07/02/2012
Mexico's Felipe Calderon looks back at his policies and what they achieved for Mexico in a meeting with WSJ Editors in Sept. 2012. He describes the problems he faced and why he pursued an aggressive fight against drug gangs- the need to establish a rule for law state in the country. The achievements he cites- 113,000 engineers graduating each year in Mexico. The growth of jobs and the diminishing need for Mexicans to cross the border into the U.S. as the economy improved in Mexico during his 6 years in office.
Grouped Articles
Mexico Restores Ex-Ruling Party to Power
Wall Street Journal 07/02/2012
Mexico’s truth, from Mr. Calderón - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/01/2012
Stephens: The Paradoxes of Felipe Calderón
Wall Street Journal 09/28/2012
Middle-class Mexicans snap up more products ‘Made in U.S.A.’ - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/2012
For Mexican voters gripped by fear, few good choices - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/2012
In Mexico, auto industry fuels middle class - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/2012
Mexico's army and the drug cartels
01/16/2009
Grouped Articles
Mexico Takes Over Crime-Besieged Port City
Wall Street Journal 11/05/2013
Despite Killing, Mexican Backs Drug Policy
New York Times 06/14/2010
Elite Flee Drug War in Mexico's No. 3 City
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2010
Executive Slaying Sparks New Fears
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Mexico's Most-Wanted Drug Lord Captured
Wall Street Journal 02/22/2014
Mexico’s Deadly Narco-Politics
New York Times 10/09/2014
Mexico's parliamentary elections in 2015- distribution of 10 million televisions sets to people on government assistance and efforts to win votes by the PRI
06/04/2015
Under legislation passed earlier Mexico plans to give free television sets instead of subsidizing converter boxes during the shift to digital television in Mexico. This say reporters is being used by the ruling PRI government to win votes in the State of Mexico working class areas around Mexico City. Three million television sets have been distributed, and seven million will be distributed by the end of 2015.
Grouped Articles
Free TVs in Mexico Are Seen as Having Political Strings Attached
New York Times 06/04/2015
Mexico’s Midterm Elections Likely to Reflect President’s Woes
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
Elections Highlight Uneven Progress in Mexico
WSJ 06/10/2016
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
The rule of law crisis in Mexico after the murder of 43 students in Guerrero state
11/14/2014
A PRI party mayor has 43 students abducted by municipal police and turned over to drug gangs. The students are missing and said to be murdered. This has caused outrage throughout Mexico leading to violent demonstrations in Nov. 2014. It has weakened the administration of president Pena Nieto and created serious questions about the rule of law in Mexico, and the way Mexico is run by its elected officials- the collusion of elected officals and drug gangs.
Grouped Articles
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2014
Rage and Sorrow Flow as Student in Mexico Is Declared Dead
New York Times 12/07/2014
Mexico Prison Break by ‘El Chapo’ Is a Blow to President Peña Nieto
New York Times 07/13/2015
As Drug Kingpins Fall in Mexico, Cartels Fracture and Violence Surges
New York Times 08/12/2015
Experts Reject Official Account of How 43 Mexican Students Were Killed
New York Times 09/06/2015
Mexico Stubbornly Resists Accountability
New York Times 01/04/2016
Mexico and changes in the drug war under 2012 presidential election candidates Nieto, Obrador and Mota
06/14/2010
Reducing the Army's presence in the drug wars, reducing body counts and the level of violence is seen as a priority by the three candidates, as Mexico's grows weary of the high level of violence and threats to public safety. A shift in priorities and focus especially with the PRI's Nieto.
Grouped Articles
Telegenic Presidential Candidate Stars in Mexican Election
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2012
Former Ruling Party Expected to Win Mexico Vote
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2012
Pocketbook Issues Weigh on Mexico Voters
New York Times 06/30/2012
Drug War Apparently Has Mexican Presidentâs Attention
New York Times 08/18/2013
Despite Killing, Mexican Backs Drug Policy
New York Times 06/14/2010
Elite Flee Drug War in Mexico's No. 3 City
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2010
The political system and government in Mexico.
07/05/2006
Elections in Mexico, and the reemergence of the PRI. The stalemate in the political system. The monopolies and oligopolies, and failure to get consensus for improvements in the oil industry, education, and other development.
Grouped Articles
How Mexico Ended Political Gridlock
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
Mexican Lawmakers Ready Changes to Election Laws
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2013
Economist 06/03/2015
Free TVs in Mexico Are Seen as Having Political Strings Attached
New York Times 06/04/2015
Wall Street Journal 07/05/2006
Economist 12/19/2007
Mexico politics and government 2012-2015
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
How Mexico Ended Political Gridlock
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
Mexican Lawmakers Ready Changes to Election Laws
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2013
Economist 05/30/2015
Mexicoâs Election Will Have Big Impact on Texas
New York Times 01/07/2012
Vázquez Motaâs Nomination Paves New Path in Mexico
New York Times 02/06/2012
3 Mexican presidential hopefuls vie to lead a nation weary of politics - The Washington Post
Washington Post 02/12/2012
Mexico and Brazil- emerging markets with different policies and economic prospects in 2013-2015
06/10/2010
Grouped Articles
Tide Reverses in Latin America
Wall Street Journal 09/08/2013
How Emerging Markets Can Get Their Mojo Back
Wall Street Journal 09/12/2013
Wall Street Journal 11/04/2013
U.S. Companies Are Still Rushing to Juárez
BusinessWeek 06/10/2010
Pierpaolo Barbieri and Niall Ferguson: Mexico's Economic Reform Breakout
Wall Street Journal 12/27/2013
Investors Flee Developing Countries
Wall Street Journal 01/24/2014
Drug gang violence under Mexico's president Pena Nieto in 2014- an incident in Guerrero state, Mexico, with drug gang's murder of 43 social activist students
10/08/2014
The gruesome incident awakens Mexicans and the government of Pena Nieto to the dangers of organized crime in smaller cities and towns with city officials and police becoming part of the drug gang network. The failure to protect young students protesting spending cuts.
Grouped Articles
In Case of Missing Students, Hillside Mass Graves Point to a Death March
New York Times 10/08/2014
Mexico’s Deadly Narco-Politics
New York Times 10/09/2014
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2014
Rage and Sorrow Flow as Student in Mexico Is Declared Dead
New York Times 12/07/2014
Mexico’s Midterm Elections Likely to Reflect President’s Woes
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
Mexico Prison Break by ‘El Chapo’ Is a Blow to President Peña Nieto
New York Times 07/13/2015
Enrique Pena Nieto, 2012 PRI presidential candidate in Mexico
07/02/2011
Grouped Articles
Telegenic Presidential Candidate Stars in Mexican Election
Wall Street Journal 06/30/2012
Former Ruling Party Expected to Win Mexico Vote
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2012
Pocketbook Issues Weigh on Mexico Voters
New York Times 06/30/2012
Same Agenda, New Strategy in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 10/20/2013
Peña Nieto is winner of Mexican election - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/02/2012
Mexico Stubbornly Resists Accountability
New York Times 01/04/2016
Mexico's economy 2015-2017
08/08/2015
Grouped Articles
Mexico’s economy was supposed to soar. It’s starting to flop. - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/08/2015
Trump’s Harder Line on Mexico Casts Shadow on Long-Term Growth Picture
WSJ 02/12/2017
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Mexico is growing less pessimistic about Donald Trump
The Economist 04/14/2017
Mexican Growth Seen More Dependent on Domestic Issues
WSJ 08/01/2017
The gains by the National Action Party (PAN) in Mexico in the 2016 elections for governor in 4 states, including Veracruz, and the voter focus on governance, rule of law and corruption
06/10/2016
Voters turn out the PRI in 4 states, and give the PAN gains in Mexico's 2016 regional elections
Grouped Articles
Mexico’s Ruling Party Loses Gubernatorial Races in Several States
WSJ 06/10/2016
Elections Highlight Uneven Progress in Mexico
WSJ 06/10/2016
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
A Phone Call, Then Audits: Mexico Corruption Fighter Hits a Nerve
WSJ 12/22/2017
Mexico's president Nieto and the task of changing Pemex- Pemex, corruption of union officials, and the "paying jobs" system
08/15/2013
Grouped Articles
Mexican oil workers fear Pemex proposal - The Washington Post
Washington Post 08/15/2013
How Mexico Ended Political Gridlock
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2013
Mexico's Pemex Looks to Tap U.S. Shale
Wall Street Journal 08/18/2013
Washington Post 11/16/2013
Mexico Energy Bill to End Pemex's Monopoly on Oil
Wall Street Journal 12/08/2013
Senators Pass Mexico Oil Plan as Snag Arises
Wall Street Journal 12/12/2013
The first year of the Pena Nieto administration in Mexico
02/22/2014
An administration with leading officials distracted by policy making, negotiations for the Pacto de Mexico, and failure to provide direction at key ministries leads to a slowdown in public spending and growth of only 1.1% for 2013.
Grouped Articles
Stalled Government Spending Chokes Mexico's Growth
Wall Street Journal 02/22/2014
Mexico Expects Modest Revival Now, Bigger Bang Later On
Wall Street Journal 05/07/2014
Bank of Mexico Surprises With a Cut in Its Interest Rate
Wall Street Journal 06/07/2014
Mexico President Turns to Cementing Overhauls
Wall Street Journal 08/15/2014
An interview with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/30/2014
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Guerrero state, Mexico- the Unidos Guerreros drug cartel and violence against social activists in 2014
10/08/2014
The involvement of police and city officials in the violence against students protesting cuts in school spending with the murder of 43 students shocks Mexico in 2014.
Grouped Articles
In Case of Missing Students, Hillside Mass Graves Point to a Death March
New York Times 10/08/2014
Mexico’s Deadly Narco-Politics
New York Times 10/09/2014
Wall Street Journal 11/14/2014
Rage and Sorrow Flow as Student in Mexico Is Declared Dead
New York Times 12/07/2014
As Drug Kingpins Fall in Mexico, Cartels Fracture and Violence Surges
New York Times 08/12/2015
Experts Reject Official Account of How 43 Mexican Students Were Killed
New York Times 09/06/2015
The report in 2015 of the international panel investigating the case of the missing 43 Mexican college students
09/06/2015
The panel was appointed by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights, part of the Organization of American States. It gave a different story of the disappearance of the 43 Mexican students than that presented by the government. Drug gangs and local government collaborated in kidnapping of the students with impunity, and raises questions about the rule of law in Mexico.
Grouped Articles
Experts Reject Official Account of How 43 Mexican Students Were Killed
New York Times 09/06/2015
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Mexico and issues of press freedom under the PRI Enrique Pena Nieto administration
03/27/2015
Grouped Articles
In Mexico, Firing of Carmen Aristegui Highlights Rising Pressures on News Media
New York Times 03/27/2015
Elections Highlight Uneven Progress in Mexico
WSJ 06/10/2016
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Lally Weymouth's interview with Mexico's president Enrique Pena Nieto in September 2014
09/30/2014
Enrique Pena Nieto outlines his plan to ramp up the growth rate from the 2.6% at which it has been stuck for many years. A new high speed rail line is planned between Mexico City and Queretaro 130 miles away. A new airport will be built for Mexico City. Ports system will be enlarged. The Pacto de Mexico agreement between major poltical parties enabled Nieto to make changes in energy, and telecommunciations fields to reduce monopolies and high prices. Teachers will now be evaluated for their skills and education in teaching to improve a failing K-12 public education system.
Grouped Articles
An interview with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/30/2014
Economist 06/03/2015
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Mexican Growth Seen More Dependent on Domestic Issues
WSJ 08/01/2017
Organized drug trafficking, and good governance in Mexico.
01/16/2009
The effects on law and order, on public safety, and on society, from the use of Mexico as a staging point for sending drugs into the USA. The efforts of President Felipe Calderon to fight organized drug trafficking in Mexico.
Grouped Articles
Mexico Takes Over Crime-Besieged Port City
Wall Street Journal 11/05/2013
Elite Flee Drug War in Mexico's No. 3 City
Wall Street Journal 09/10/2010
Executive Slaying Sparks New Fears
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Mexico's Most-Wanted Drug Lord Captured
Wall Street Journal 02/22/2014
In Case of Missing Students, Hillside Mass Graves Point to a Death March
New York Times 10/08/2014
Mexico’s Deadly Narco-Politics
New York Times 10/09/2014
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential candidate in Mexico's 2012 elections
05/31/2012
The former Mayor of Mexco City, ran a close second in the last elections to Felipe Calderon of the PAN party. He is running close to Pena Nieto of the PRI party in the current elections.
Grouped Articles
Former Ruling Party Expected to Win Mexico Vote
Wall Street Journal 07/01/2012
Pocketbook Issues Weigh on Mexico Voters
New York Times 06/30/2012
Mexican Lawmakers Ready Changes to Election Laws
Wall Street Journal 12/05/2013
Peña Nieto is winner of Mexican election - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/02/2012
New York Times 07/02/2012
Mexican Leftist Climbs in Polls for Presidential Race
Wall Street Journal 05/31/2012
Pena Nieto and the war against drug trafficking gangs in Mexico- 2013-2016
01/20/2014
Grouped Articles
Executive Slaying Sparks New Fears
Wall Street Journal 01/20/2014
Mexico's Most-Wanted Drug Lord Captured
Wall Street Journal 02/22/2014
El Chapo, Most-Wanted Drug Lord, Is Captured in Mexico
New York Times 02/22/2014
An interview with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/30/2014
In Case of Missing Students, Hillside Mass Graves Point to a Death March
New York Times 10/08/2014
Mexico’s Deadly Narco-Politics
New York Times 10/09/2014
Mexico's 2015 midterm elections
05/30/2015
Grouped Articles
Economist 05/30/2015
Free TVs in Mexico Are Seen as Having Political Strings Attached
New York Times 06/04/2015
Mexico’s Midterm Elections Likely to Reflect President’s Woes
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Enrique Pena Nieto, president of Mexico 2013-
01/20/2010
Grouped Articles
Mexico, U.S. Leaders Try To Deepen Economic Ties
Wall Street Journal 05/03/2013
Mexico Girds for Education Standoff After Contentious Bill Passes
Wall Street Journal 09/03/2013
Mexican President Announces Tax Overhaul
Wall Street Journal 09/09/2013
Same Agenda, New Strategy in Mexico
Wall Street Journal 10/20/2013
An interview with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto - The Washington Post
Washington Post 09/30/2014
Mexico’s Midterm Elections Likely to Reflect President’s Woes
Wall Street Journal 06/06/2015
Mexico's police and court system
07/12/2012
Grouped Articles
Senate report says Mexico must focus on cops and courts, not army - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/12/2012
For Mexican voters gripped by fear, few good choices - The Washington Post
Washington Post 10/02/2012
Mexico’s States Gained Power and Money; Then Came Corruption
WSJ 03/13/2017
Mexico's economy 2010-2017
08/27/2011
Grouped Articles
Mexico’s economy: Making the desert bloom
Economist 08/27/2011
Mexico’s economy: The cartel problem
Economist 08/27/2011
Latin American geoeconomics: A continental divide
Economist 05/27/2013
Wall Street Journal 05/28/2013
Latin America Boom Starts to Fade
Wall Street Journal 05/30/2013
Mexico, China Seek to Jump-Start Trade
Wall Street Journal 06/04/2013
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