Mexico: The new challenges / Miguel de la Madrid -- Mexico at the brink / Jorge G. Castañeda -- How L̀a crisis' is crippling Mexico / Forrest D. Colburn -- Mexico tightens its belt / John S. De Mott -- Mexican foreign policy: The decline of a regional power / Bruce Michael Bagley -- Oil and politics in Mexico / George W. Grayson -- Mexico's development dilemma / James H. Street -- The shame of Mexico / Flavio Tavares -- Where L̀a mordida' is king / Rod Norland -- A proud capital's distress / Otto Friedrich -- Against all odds / Harry Anderson -- Miracles amid the ruins / George Russell -- Migration and unemployment in Mexico / Marvin Alisky -- Pawns in the political game / Victor Perera -- Will Mexico's Ẁelcome' last? / The border: A world apart / Mark Starr -- A borderline case / James W. Russell