The magazine that analyzes the power of Mexican municipalities in the economy, governance and Mexico's relationship with the world.

Schools, healthcare centers, care facilities, and community spaces are not secondary projects. They form the economic and social foundation from which a municipality can expand opportunity and reduce inequality. The most visible public works project is not always the one that generates the greatest social return. A bridge or highway interchange can transform the landscape and quickly become a symbol of government action. A neighborhood library, care center, or nearby clinic w

For years, many local governments treated water as an operational service: pipes, bills, water trucks and neighborhood complaints. That reading is no longer enough. Water remains, under Mexico’s constitutional framework, a municipal public service; but in practice it is something more severe: the minimum condition for a city to grow without breaking itself. A municipality that cannot guarantee sufficient, clean and predictable water will not only face citizen dissatisfaction.