The Mexican debt crisis: an examination of policy options

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dc.contributor.advisorWright, Robert W.
dc.contributor.authorMueller, Richard E. (Richard Edmund), 1962-
dc.coverage.spatial2000001729en
dc.date.accessioned2005-07-21T21:42:48Z
dc.date.available2005-07-21T21:42:48Z
dc.date.issued1987
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 113-125.en
dc.description.abstractSince August 1982, Mexico has been at the forefront of the international debt crisis. A number of factors which date back to the end of the Second World War have been responsible for Mexico's inability to service its external debt. Since 1982, Mexico has constantly been subjected to rigorous internal adjustment policies dictated to the country by its creditors and the International Monetary Fund in an attempt to enhance Mexico's ability to service its debt. Yet today, Mexico is not any closer to resolving its debt dilemma than it was in August 1982, and the burden of this debt overhang has been forced upon those least responsible for it, the lower income groups. Over the past five years numerous solutions to the problem have been offered by bankers, politicians and academics. A number of these proposals are examined. Finally, the option of default is discussed as a viable policy option. It is asserted that a default declared by creditor nations could result in short-term costs and distortions in financial markets, but in the long-term these costs would pale in comparison to the benefits of renewed economic growth and increased trade for Mexico and creditor countries alike.
dc.format.extentviii, 125 leaves ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationMueller, R. E. (1987). The Mexican debt crisis: an examination of policy options (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/12368en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/12368
dc.identifier.isbn0315380438en
dc.identifier.lccHC 135 M84 1988en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/23786
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject.lccHC 135 M84 1988en
dc.subject.lcshMexico - Economic policy - 1970-
dc.subject.lcshDebts, External - Mexico
dc.subject.lcshMexico - Foreign economic relations
dc.titleThe Mexican debt crisis: an examination of policy options
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEconomics
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 629 520541691
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