Over three decades since the end of the Cold War, the debate rages on: Is State intervention in the economy essential for a country’s growth or is it a disaster waiting to happen?

Mexico is about to embark in a bold new experiment in government-run industry with the Plan México, but it isn’t the first time it has dabbled in industrial policy.

This time, in Mexico: The Podcast, Tavo Figueroa and Alex González Ormerod discuss the fabulous and frightful history of Mexican government intervention.

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