THAT'S NOT TRUE (ASÍ NO ES)
DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU HEAR ABOUT MERITOCRACY, THE MIDDLE CLASS, CLASSISM, WAGES, AND INCOMES.
By Viri Ríos y Raymundo Campos
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"Así No Es" uses data and scientific evidence to debunk false ideas about how Mexico’s economy actually works. It sheds light on arguments that for years have been silenced to justify inequality and some of the country’s greatest injustices.
IT'S NOT NORMAL (NO ES NORMAL)
THE RIGGED GAME THAT FUELS MEXICAN INEQUALITY
AND HOW TO CHANGE IT.
By Viri Ríos
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"No Es Normal" explains why Mexico is a country where the rich stay rich and the middle class fails to grow. Through short, engaging essays, it breaks down problems such as the lack of economic competition, insufficient taxation of the wealthiest, and ineffective labor laws.
“This book challenges numerous deeply rooted beliefs within Mexican society. It employs clear and accessible language, supported by rigorous empirical evidence”
DR. GERARDO ESQUIVEL
Former goverenor of
Mexico's central bank
“Few Mexican researchers have the intelligence, knowledge and social solidarity of Viri Ríos, this book is an example of it”
CARLOS URZÚA
Mexico's secretary of finance
(2018-2019)
“Viridiana Ríos is a serious academic and analyst who knows Mexico well and whose book contributes invaluably to an informed debate on the country's main problems”
SANTIAGO LEVY
Vice President of the Inter-American
Development Bank
