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RODRIGUEZ MONROY, Carlos  e  FERNANDEZ CHALE, Lizbeth Noemí. The Integrative Companies of Mexico: European Influence. Revista Venezolana de Gerencia [online]. 2008, vol.13, n.44, pp.543-555. ISSN 1315-9984.

The commercial opening of Mexico that took place in the 90’s, induced the country to abandon a strongly controlled and protected endogenous commercial system, using the experience of other countries. As an example, the government promoted new forms of productive affiliation and among them the “integrative companies”. This research work derives from an analysis of the figure of the integrative companies, through the study of compared legislation, examining similar European associative models. The investigation bases the analysis on the literature review of the referred topic, obtaining a wider vision of the legislative framework than the one that develops the associative figure of integrative companies in Mexico. The results indicate that the Mexican integrative company is a figure that has been inspired by the European “asociacionismo” (associativeness), but unfortunately it lacks a fiscal program of its own in contrast to the homologous European models. In addition, it presents conceptual inconsistencies generating confusion in its comprehension. In view of these considerations, this is how we can know other realities similar to the Mexican, establishing certain legislative parallelisms that help us to understand and to improve the country’s production.

Palavras-chave : Integrative Companies; Groups of Economic Interest; Industrial Districts; Consortia; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME’s).