Potentials and Challenges for a Circular Economy in Mexico

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Abstract

This chapter deals with the potentials and challenges – the strengths and weaknesses – of Mexico in moving towards a circular economy. In answering this question, the chapter does not look at reduction, reuse and recycling of waste in a narrow sense but approaches the topic from a wide and systemic perspective inspired by the concept of national innovation systems. The authors first provide some key data with respect to the current handling and management of waste in Mexico and then present in a conceptual way their systemic view on a circular economy. Subsequently they explore the potentials and challenges for Mexico, revising the following elements of their conceptual model: “market trends and conditions”; “competitiveness and productivity”; “the political and regulatory framework”; “education, training and knowledge transfer”; and “learning culture”. They finish off with some conclusions concerning the potentials and challenges of Mexico in moving towards a circular economy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGreening of Industry Networks Studies
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages9-24
Number of pages16
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019

Publication series

NameGreening of Industry Networks Studies
Volume6
ISSN (Print)2543-0246
ISSN (Electronic)2543-0254

Keywords

  • Circular economy
  • Competitiveness
  • Education and training
  • Learning culture
  • Legislation and politics
  • Market conditions
  • Mexico
  • National innovation system

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