The use of Mexican private medical services by American nationals in the border city of Tijuana. An appraisal of Mexico's comparative advantages over the United States of America

Starting from the hypothesis that Mexico has a comparative advantage over the United States in the provision of medical services, this thesis analyses the phenomenon that is causing American nationals to travel to Mexico seeking medical services, and the main characteristics of this situation. Its main purpose is to determine the possible existence of factors related to comparative advantages in the provision of medical services in Mexico. Therefore different theories of comparative advantage are analyzed in order to propose a model that can be easily applied for medical services. After this, several studies made on health issues along the U.S.- Mexico border are reviewed in order to create a general scenario. Later on it focuses in the use of medical services by American nationals in the Mexican city of Tijuana, in Baja California. This city was selected due to its known close socio-economic relationship to the American city of San Diego in California, and for being the busiest border crossing in the region, with 5 to 6 million monthly border crossings. By using data collected from 10 clinics and hospitals located in the city of Tijuana selected at random, the thesis is able to identify the necessary elements in order to prove the existence of comparative advantages in the provision of specific medical services from the private sector. And finally the thesis is able to demonstrate that, although more studies need to be made, for this case it can be said that Mexico does have comparative advantages over the United States in the provision of specific medical services, such as availability of physicians, good quality and low costs. It is suggested that this issue can become a crucial element for regional development, and mentions possible lines of action in order to promote private medical services towards an export oriented industry, as well as the possible risks involved

Best practices for green infrastructure: its role as a strategic planning network

The term ‘Green infrastructure’ was first used in 1994. This term was coined for the purpose of reflecting the fact that natural systems are as important as grey infrastructure. In this sense, the objective of this article is to analyze and identify, in the best green infrastructure practices, the relevant aspects of its application in different countries. The methodology used was bibliography and document research of items referring to scales of application, forms of financing, parties responsible for managing and operating green infrastructure, among other things. This work concludes that green infrastructure is managed and operated as a strategic planning network for the purpose of guaranteeing the ecosystem services offered by the spaces that comprise the network

Mexicali una ciudad sin valoración histórica de su patrimonio cultural

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Mexicali una ciudad sin valoración histórica de su patrimonio cultural

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Estrategias de redacción - HE59 201801

Descripción: Estrategias de Redacción es un curso de Humanidades, que brinda al participante un conjunto de herramientas lingüísticas para la redacción en el entorno laboral, tales como el uso apropiado de la normativa del español y la aplicación de estrategias de redacción como la enumerativa y la causal. Estas últimas se emplean en la elaboración de un tipo de documento: el informe de recomendación. Propósito: El curso desarrolla la competencia de comunicación escrita en el primer nivel de logro. La asignatura se orienta a la redacción de textos administrativos que ayuden a optimizar el desempeño profesional del participante, ya sea en el entorno universitario o en el ámbito laboral