PUBLIC POLICIES AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN COASTAL STATES ON THE MEXICAN PACIFIC

On Wednesday August 22
nd
we as students of International Business, were invited to the
VI seminar of current views on sustainable development and viewed as the main topic Public
policies and regional development in coastal states on the Mexican pacific which took place in the
Auditorium of Humanities in Villa de Alvarez, Colima campus. The opening was led by the regional
delegate of Villa de Alvarezs campus of the University of Colima, Prof. Everardo Viera Maldonado
and the rector of the Autonomous University of Southern Baja California, M.C. Gustavo Rodolfo
Cruz Chavez and our principal of the Faculty of Economy Prof. Jose Manuel Orozco Plascencia. The
topics to discuss were plan development, impulse infrastructure development, tourism
development in both Colima and Southern Baja California, and competitiveness throughout the
coastal states. With this said, they proceeded to award a recognition to the Prof. Carlos Bonilla
Jimenez for his academic contribution in topics relating to the environment and rural
development.
Additionally they proceeded to present the book: Regional development and public policies
which implies topics such as:
Increasing tourism
Concerns about tourists
Competitive advantages
Financial sustainability for preservation of protected areas
Productivity
Importance of the ports in Manzanillo
Adaptation to climatic changes
Impulse infrastructure development
The list continues but to me the seminar was very interesting, it makes you think about how every
little thing affects society and their contribution to enhance the well-being of both states and
furthermore our country. Come to think of it, Colima is a well-positioned state in Mexico, its the
3
rd
entity in transparency matters and Colima-Villa de Alvarez has been recognized as 1
st
place in
competitive factors (entrepreneurism). Its competitive advantage is also something to look up to,
Colima has 55 different types of crops like lime, tamarindo, coconut, only to mention a few and
this is all due to its fertile soil, and overall climate. Colima with its two thermoelectric stations and
being one of the principal mining sectors is a state of constant growth towards development. I had
no idea Colima contributed with so many things to Mexicos economy it really makes me proud to
have been born and currently reside in a state where concerns about the enhancement of its
economy is a day to day issue.