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BARKIN, DAVID. Forjando una estrategia alternativa en México para aprovechar el comercio mundial. CDC [online]. 2004, vol.21, n.55, pp.3-21. ISSN 1012-2508.

International trade is a discriminatory process accentuating polarization within and among nations. After examining the ways in which integration in the Americas heightens these problems, this article describes an alternative framework for the productive incorporation of significant groups of communities into the global economy. The strategy for sustainable regional resource management explicitly aims to overcome rural marginalization, contributing to reduce the force of the underlying drivers of social conflict. The strategy includes activities to strengthen four fundamental pillars: autonomy, self-sufficiency, productive diversification and ecosystem preservation. The activities ensure the fulfillment of basic needs while creating new opportunities for participation in international trade under more advantageous terms.

Palavras-chave : North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta); Alternative way; Autonomy; Self-sufficiency; Productive diversification; Ecosystem management; Mexico.