Production and the foreign trade of fishing products across the globe has undergone significant changes based on developments in the evolution of national economies, technology and structural changes. One of the most significant of these changes includes the manner in which China and other emerging economies have displaced the nations that led the industry just 20 years ago.

Over half of the economically active population in Mexico held an informal job that did not provide social welfare benefits, in 2008. This article analyzes unemployment in Mexico, estimates its future and offers suggestions on how it can be reduced, beyond offering recommendations for economic growth. The author specifically focuses on its typology and characteristics.

The establishment of commercial plantations to grow certain species that are native to the northwestern part of Mexico could represent an alternative for local economic growth. This article focuses on the damiana (also known as Mexican tea) grown in the Southern Baja, to help raise awareness on export possibilities for small productive rural regions that can market their productions with greater added value and reduce intermediation costs.

The authors study transition modes in monetary policies and inflation models to explain the relationship between growth and inflation, and inflation and development with their respective effects on the national economy, based on the Mexican job market’s characteristics and conditions and an analysis of how the economic environment and the population’s living conditions have evolved.