As Mexico nears chaos, neoliberalism a culprit. (backlash against free market economic policies of Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: April 1, 1994| Author: Coleman, Bill; Coleman, Patty | COPYRIGHT 1994 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

CUERNAVACA, Mexico -- The Mexican bishops, in a recent statement, declared that peace in this country "hangs by a thread," while other political analysts here speak of "the race against anarchy."

Since the January revolt in the southern state of Chiapas, political and economic stability here has become increasingly tentative. And beneath it all, say experts in church and state matters, is Mexico's head-on encounter with "neoliberalism."

What Mexicans call neo...