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15 minutes with ... Carlos Salinas de Gortari: controversial ex-President defends Nafta legacy, evaluates nation's position in cutthroat global marketplace.(Interview)(Cover Story)

Business Mexico | February 1, 2004 | Copyright

Portrayed as a Machiavellian villain by some and a visionary reformer by others, few figures in modern Mexican political history generate the controversy of Carlos Salinas.

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Considered Mexico's most modern of presidents, this vanguard of the former ruling party spearheaded a landmark free trade agreement with the United States and Canada--Nafta celebrated its 10th anniversary last month--that stands as a watershed moment in international trade. His administration made lasting electoral, agrarian and economic reforms that went a long way…

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