When Vicente Fox took office as president, assumed the "commitment to promote seven core reforms" to ensure "effective democracy and democratic efficiency," expectations were enormous, the reforms in question are: 1. "Reform to consolidate the democratic progress, so that everyone can speak freely and be heard." In this respect, the result is a Federal Law on Access to Information, but still pending a Federal Law of Citizen Participation and the inclusion of civic education subject in the curriculum.
2. "A reform that progress in combating poverty and social equality, so that no mother lacks enough money to buy milk for their children. Currently, 50 million Mexicans live in poverty and nearly 20 million in poverty extreme; also recently increased the price of milk Liconsa.
3. "Education reform that ensures the best human capital formation and that no young person in our country, and is the most humble condition, it is not reaching their educational project for lack of resources.
" According to the Citizens' Watch Education, the National Council for Social Participation in Education since 2002 had restructured in accordance with the provisions of the National Education Program 2001-2006 (PNE), however, this did not happen, which puts in doubt the effectiveness and implementation of the proposals of the PNE.
also at institutions graduate and research was a steady decline in budget and the reduction of scholarships abroad.
4. "A reform to ensure stable growth in the economy, for our young people never have to leave home and emigrate to another country."
growth forecasts as campaign bids fell 7 percent to 4.5 percent per act of taking office as president, but in real terms in 2001-2006 the rate recorded GDP lower average growth (2.2% annual average) in the five previous governments.
According to experts, in the same period estimated, annual average inflation of 4.3 percent; Cetes interest rates at 28 days of 8% average annual and six-year average rate of 10.5 pesos per dollar, the number of insured by the IMSS indicates that the cumulative change of positions work was only 895 thousand, while in the period 1995-2000 was 3.8 million, and in each of the two previous presidential administrations exceeded one million 200 thousand.
According to the latest report of government of Vicente Fox, "International Migration recorded a net loss of just over 582 000 individuals, which means about 39 percent of natural population growth."
5. "A reform decentralize authority and resources of the Federation to give vitality to the states, municipalities and communities. "This pending reform of federalism.
6." A reform that ensures transparency and accountability in the task of Government to overturn the corruption and deceit. "Under the Corruption Perceptions Index 2006, Transparency International, Mexico fell five places from 65 to 70, registering 3.3 points, one point less than 2005 on a scale from 0 to 10.
7. "A reform that fold down insecurity and impunity cancel so that the whole family can sleep peacefully." Safety Initiative Executive is in the "legislative freezer, while insecurity in the country grew dramatically during his term.
to all this are added all the political blunders, scandals and a style familiar dysfunctional government we have a gray six years to forget. For now I prefer the words that said the wisest man who passed through this world, " by their fruits ."
