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Mexico In 1999: Taking Back The Unam, Jared Muha
Mexico In 1999: Taking Back The Unam, Jared Muha
The Pegasus Review: UCF Undergraduate Research Journal
In 1999, the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) reversed course on its tradition of free education and installed a tuition requisite for attendance. In response, students launched a massive strike and eventually overturned the decision. This paper explores the possible role global institutions like the IMF may have played and argues that the strike was part of a broader movement against economic globalization. This paper places the student strike in its proper context and analyzes how students perceived their role in the strike.