@report {457771,
	title = {The Mexico Competitiveness Report 2009},
	year = {2009},
	institution = {World Economic Forum},
	abstract = {
	The past 20 years have been a period of important reforms in Mexico. Since the late 1980s, the country has undergone an impressive process of liberalization, opening of the economy, and macroeconomic stabilization. Extreme vulnerability to external shocks, double-digit inflation, and current account and fiscal deficits seem to have been overcome. However, a number of weaknesses continue to drag the country{\textquoteright}s productivity and hence its potential for sustained economic growth and the well-being of its citizens. In spite of a very benign external environment in the period 2003{\textendash}07, Mexico{\textquoteright}s growth rates have been disappointing, and the challenges facing the country have become even greater in the context of the current major economic and financial crisis {\textemdash} one of the most serious in decades {\textemdash} affecting the United States and the rest of the world. The Mexico Competitiveness Report 2009 aims at providing Mexico{\textquoteright}s policymakers, business leaders, and all relevant stakeholders with a unique tool that identifies the country{\textquoteright}s main competitiveness flaws and strengths, together with an in-depth analysis of areas that are key to the country{\textquoteright}s potential for long-term growth. In doing so, the Report aims to support the country{\textquoteright}s reform process and contribute to the definition of a national competitiveness agenda of the priority issues that need to be tackled for Mexico to boost its competitiveness in the face of the present daunting economic outlook. The Report is organized into three thematic parts. Part 1 assesses the current state of Mexico{\textquoteright}s competitiveness and its potential for sustained growth using the broad methodological framework offered by the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) 2008{\textendash}2009. Part 2 features contributions from a number of experts providing additional insights and diagnostics related to particular aspects of the competitiveness challenges faced by the country. Part 3 includes detailed profiles for Mexico and 10 selected countries and offers a comprehensive competitiveness snapshot for each of these countries.

},
	author = {Hausmann, Ricardo and Emilio Lozoya Austin and Irene Mia}
}
