Recorded March 8, 2005
Below is the original description of the event.
Despite the fact that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been the cornerstone of Mexico’s economic policy, it has not generally produced the “spillover” in technology and know-how that policy-makers hoped for. Is Guadalajara the exception to this lackluster record? To what extent has Guadalajara, known as “Mexico’s Silicon Valley,” managed to create domestic spillovers? Prof. Gallagher will discuss what has been done in Guadalajara and what lessons other Latin American countries might draw from that city’s experiences.
Kevin P. Gallagher is Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at Boston University and a Research Associate at the Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE) at Tufts University. His most recent books are Putting Development First: The Importance of Policy Space in the WTO and IFIs (forthcoming, Zed Books, 2005), Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond (Stanford, 2004) and International Trade and Sustainable Development (Earthscan, 2002).
-Professor Gallagher's Powerpoint presentation (warning: 3.8 MB file)
-Professor Gallagher's book page for Free Trade and the Environment