She holds a PhD in International Business Sciences from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo (UMSNH) with honors. Director of the APEC Michoacán Study Center. Researcher level I of the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). She is currently a professor-researcher at the Institute of Economic and Business Research of the UMSNH. Her lines of scientific research deal with the generation and application of knowledge, as well as efficiency and international competitiveness with an emphasis on international trade logistics in the Asia Pacific region. Author of 5 books, 21 book chapters and more than 45 scientific articles. Her latest publications include: “Technological change and logistic efficiency of international cargo transportation through the DEA model”, in Ensayos de Economía magazine; “Logistics of international trade in the Pacific Rim region through the Data Envelopment Analysis Network”, in Contaduría y Administración magazine.
Three decades after the birth of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, profound changes have been observed in the international economic system. Today, this intergovernmental forum faces major challenges in implementing its ambitious agenda in the areas of economic liberalization, trade facilitation and cooperation among member countries. Readers of this book will find in it a detailed diagnosis of its evolution and achievements, but also of the problems it faces in the present "crisis of multilateralism", triggered by the neo-protectionist policies of the United States. In order to achieve this objective, leading national researchers from public and private higher education institutions, most of which are members of the Mexican Consortium of APEC Study Centers, were invited to participate under the leadership of the APEC Study Center located within the University Program for Asian and African Studies (PUEAA) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).