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CiteHere are some excerpts from my interview with Mexico Today about how the rise of the middle class – now a majority of the population – is transforming the economic reality on the ground in Mexico.
To watch on YouTube, click here.
by
Shannon K. O'Neil
November 1, 2011
Here are some excerpts from my interview with Mexico Today about how the rise of the middle class – now a majority of the population – is transforming the economic reality on the ground in Mexico.
To watch on YouTube, click here.
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Really good overview of a reality that we tend to forget about the strenght of Mexico’s economy. Also, I really liked your comment on violence in Mexico and the comparison you drew with Kansas/NY.
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…Shannon’s point of view on Mexico is far deeper and accurate than most Journalist even those in Mexico, every time I read something she has wrote or said about Mexico makes me feel so proud of being mexican, makes me wish to be home, and confident about my country’s future…it doesn’t happen to me when I read Proceso or any other Mexican news magazine is so depressing doing so!!!…
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