Political geography

The pitfalls of protectionism shown by Brazil and Mexico

IPN Opinion article

Author: Adam Green

Brazil and Mexico are in danger of going down the path blazed by Venezuela: after years of opening up trade and improving their economies they are reintroducing protectionism in oil and gas. This energy analyst describes how the real patriotic move would be to stimulate exploitation - and therefore employment and the economy - by welcoming foreign firms instead of coddling state-run and domestic firms.

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