Mexico: Meeting the Challenges of Economic Recovery and Expanded Organized Crime

As the global economy appears to be moving towards recovery, and as Mexico emerges as a rising economic and global power, how will this country deal with the global economic downturn and the pervasive drug trade violence facing it?

These issues will be discussed as part of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh’s International series, The Economics of Power-Rising Powers in a Changing World at the Peters Township Public Library on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 from 7:00 – 8:30 P.M. Dr. Arnulfo Valdivia Machuca, Chief of International Affairs of the State of Mexico will present Mexico: Meeting the Challenges of Economic Recovery and Expanded Organized Crime.

Mexico is one of the United States’ top trading partners and is a powerful economic force in Latin America. The end of the single party rule and steady economic growth have afforded new freedoms and opportunities, but the recent rise in power of domestic drug cartels has created an atmosphere of insecurity and volatility. This, coupled with a difficult recovery from the recent global economic downturn, brings about a number of challenges regarding Mexico’s economic future. How will Mexico respond to these challenges? What are the implications for United States – Mexico relations?

Dr. Arnulfo Valdivia Machuca, Chief of International Affairs of the State of Mexico, has been a Political Adviser to the Governor of the State of Mexico and has served as Honorary Representative of the State of Mexico in Europe and the United Kingdom. He has also served as an independent adviser to the Secretary of Economic Development of the government of the State of Mexico, the European Union, and several Mexican political parties. Dr. Machuca is currently the President of the Regional Advisory Council for the National Immigration Institute in the State of Mexico. In addition to a Post-Doctorate in Economic Integration from the European University institute, Dr. Machuca holds a Doctorate in Political Economics and a Masters in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge.

Register for this free program at the Library’s Circulation Desk or call 724-941-9430. For additional information, please email Pier Lee, Director, Peters Township Public Library or call at 724-941-9430 or email Brandon Wallace, World Affairs Council Community Program Director or call 412-281-7055.

An honorarium for this program is generously provided by a grant from the McMurray Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 764.