Professor-researcher at the School of Economics and at the Center for Studies and Research on the Pacific Basin of the University of Colima. Member of the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT). Academic at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels. He has published individually and in co-authorship 6 books, 17 book chapters and 36 articles of comparative research on Mexico-South Korea, Northeast Asian countries and Pacific Alliance, related to the topics of economic growth, science and technology policy, competitiveness, new technologies, CO2 emissions and green growth strategies, as well as ports and trade, among others. He has presented more than 50 conferences and lectures individually and collegially in different universities in Mexico, South Korea, The Philippines, The United States, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
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).