Abstract

MERCHAND, Marco A.. The State and Energy Reform in Mexico. Prob. Des [online]. 2015, vol.46, n.183, pp.117-139. ISSN 0301-7036.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rpd.2015.10.006.

This article examines how the energy sector reforms rolled out by the Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018) administration represent the culminating act of a State disinterested in safeguarding Mexico's territorial patrimony. It is the State itself that is imposing accumulation by dispossession to the benefit of the few, especially multinational companies that win the tenders for energy megaprojects -such as thermal power plants- or projects in oil, mining, telecommunications, etc. The State promotes capital accumulation that favors the global value chain in a wide range of activities: energy, agriculture and livestock, real estate, and even tourism.

Keywords : Mexico; State; energy reform; privatization; foreign investment.

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