OECD territorial reviews
Subtitle: Chihuahua, Mexico 2012
Series: OECD territorial reviews
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9789264128972; 9789264168985
Subjects: Regionpolitik; Economic development; Economic policy; Economic conditions; Ekonomiska förhållanden; Regional utveckling; Sociala förhållanden; Economic history
Other titles: Chihuahua, Mexico 2012
Description: Located at the border with the US, Chihuahua has benefited from FDI and NAFTA. Chihuahua has been one of the richest regions in Mexico and one of the most dynamic in the OECD. However, the region's FDI-trade link with the USA has also led to some vulnerability to external shocks. The two crises affecting the USA in the past decade affected Chihuahua more than any other state. Despite recent progress in the quality of education, other structural challenges such as lower productivity growth, high inactivity rates and dwindling employment rates have been factors in Chihuahua's sluggish growth. Chihuahua not only displays large intra-regional and gender inequalities, but also the largest inter-ethnic inequality levels in the country. Chihuahua can gain from a territorial approach to policymaking that integrates sectoral policies, fostering value-added in rural activities, better linking SME-development and FDI-attraction policies, as well as between innovation capacities and applications. The region could also strengthen their recent inclusive governance arrangement with civil society and the private sector. Growth and development can only be possible if the current challenges in insecurity, water shortage and public finance are addressed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword and Acknowledgements; title: Acronyms and Abbreviations; title: Assessment and Recommendations; title: Chihuahua's Economic Model and Challenges; title: Policies and Institutions to Enhance Economic Growth; title: Tackling Inequality to Foster Growth; title: Going Local to Enable Complementarities; title: Annex A. Growth Accounting; title: Annex B. Cross-Border Economic Co-operation in Chihuahua.