Parochial Mindset and Foreign Trade Policy-making: Lessons from Subnational Mexico

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/mycp.v8i24.593

Keywords:

parochial mindset, subnational policy, foreign trade, NAFTA, Mexico

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to reflect on the paro-chial mentality as an issue to consider in the policy-making of subnational foreign trade policies, for the specific case of Sonora, Mexico. The methodological strategy was based on semi-structured interviews with experts, where nine actors were interviewed, those directly linked to the foreign trade policy, three from the public sector, three from the private sector, and three from the university sector. The main finding indicates that the parochial mentality is an obstacle to the effective policy-making on the subnational foreign trade arena since the lack of mental and commercial openness negatively affects the exploit of international opportunities. This parochial mentality is maintained and reinforced by the intense imbrications of business groups with political groups, where there are not the necessary check and balances to make competing decisions. Thus, the predominant policy-making pattern res-ponds more to maintain the local status quo, than to compete in the international market.

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Author Biography

Antonio Cáñez Cota, Cátedras CONACYT-CIESAS Occidente-CIDIGLO

Antonio Cáñez Cota es Doctor en Política Publica por la Escuela de Gobierno del Tecnológico de Monterrey. Con una estancia de investigación, modalidad PhD Sandwich Program, en el International Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies de la Erasmus University Rotterdam, en los Países Bajos. Tiene Maestría en Administración y Políticas Públicas por el Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas. También, Maestría en Comercio Exterior y Aduanas, y es Licenciado en Administración Pública, ambos últimos por la Universidad de Sonora. Sus líneas de investigación son: Políticas Públicas, Gobernanza y Gestión Pública, Gobiernos Locales, Teoría de la Organización, Etica Pública. Así como experiencia en temas sectoriales como: Medio Ambiente y Agua. Tiene experiencia profesional en el secor público, en diversas dependencias como CONAGUA, PROFECO Y CORETT. Asimismo, tiene experiencia docente en diversas materias como Políticas Públicas y Seminario de Investigación en la Universidad Iberoamericana, en la Universidad de Sonora y en el Instituto Sonorense de Administración Pública. Actualmente, es Catedrático CONACYT en CIESAS Occidente y coordinador de investigación en el Consorcio de Investigación y Diálogo sobre Gobierno Local (CIDIGLO).

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Published

2019-08-29

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 24 (2019): September-December

Section

Analysis

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