should mexico become a first world country?

Question

mexico is currently a 3rd world slime dumpster.

most Mexicans live in abject poverty and daily life is a struggle for existence for them.

why doesn't mexico become a first world country already?

Answer 1

Mexico looks like a dump compared to the U.S., but is actually very well off in comparison to world standards.



12 largest economy out of 195 countries in the world.



It even surpased the U.S. as the worlds most obese country.



So yes, Mexico is poor in the way that a middle class American is poor in comparison to Bill Gates.



It's all relative

Answer 2

The designation Third World doesn't mean what you seem to think it means. During the cold war that followed World War II, the world was split into two spheres of influence. The First World was the United States and its NATO allies in Europe and elsewhere. The Second World represented the Soviet bloc, its allies and satellite states, such as Cuba. Any country that didn't fit into either of those spheres was considered Third World. Mexico did avoid the first two designations, and that is what makes it Third World.



A more appropriate description of Mexico based on its economic situation is to call it an emerging market. http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/090915/mexico-emerging-market-economy.asp



What makes Mexico an emerging market and not a fully developed or frontier market is based on several factors. There is a theory in economic history called the Great Divergence. The theory tries to explain the forces that drove some areas of the human world with notable scientific and technological advancements, while other areas of the world did not advance similarly. I found one analysis that seems to suggest Mexican wages were stagnant for long periods of time and that kept the nation back from economic advancement. http://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/hist_pub/8/

Answer 3

Mexico already is a "first world country." The term "third world country" originates from the Cold War era and refers to any nation that did not fall under the sphere of influence of the United States or the Soviet Union. Mexico has always been in the United States' sphere of influence.

Answer 4

what is a first world country ? armed to the teeth bullies where thousands of innocent people are killed every year when they are at peace even the Mongols had days off

Answer 5

Only northern Mexico is rich



Northern Mexicans are white



All other Mexicans are Aztecs, mayans.

Answer 6

changing their title doesn't change anything.

Answer 7

First you'd have to remove the corruption that permeates every level of government. They're not going to go away without a fight. You can't even fight the drug cartels which are the source of most corruption because they have too much power.

Answer 8

All nations created by Spain, with a caste system in place, are disasters. Hard work doesn't count. You must be born into it.

Answer 9

Not a chance. They're almost entirely owned and operated by cartels now.

Answer 10

They are lazy and fearful. Not to mention it's easier to just steal it from us

Answer 11

You obviously haven't been to Mexico. There's a lot of beauty and history there. Border towns to not represent all of Mexico.