Mexico’s Transition The U.S. effort at near-shoring has demand for Mexican warehouses and industrial parks surging. However, one deficit may be energy as the government’s control of the energy sector causes deficiencies in output. In fact, a Bloomberg analysis reveals an underlying deficiency in the Mexican system. Despite joining NAFTA in 1996, Mexico’s economic growth has averaged just 2 percent per year. Malaysia, Poland, and Turkey were all three poorer than Mexico in 2000, and all three have since greatly surpassed Mexico in economic wealth. Mexico may miss some of the benefits of near-shoring if it doesn’t figure out why its economy continues to be generally sluggish.  Just Because French Agriculture Mi...