Abstract

CAMACHO GARCIA, Ma. Ofelia. The Potential Ability to Influence of the Manufacturing Sector: An Analysis of the Inspection and Monitoring Program in Mexico. Gest. polít. pública [online]. 2016, vol.25, n.1, pp.33-79. ISSN 1405-1079.

The research contributes to the study of industrial groups and their influence on the environmental regulation in Mexico. Polluting industries have incentives to influence and avoid inspection and verification visits of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection (Profepa). Through principal component analysis, it is defined the potential ability to influence of 62 manufacturing industries, based on their organizational structures and power resources. A model is estimated to determine what are the effects of trade links, production, potential ability to influence, and inspection priority for the Profepa, in the visits of the Profepa. The results indicate that the level of production, and the inspection priority for the Profepa determine the inspections; whereas level of priority determines the verification visits.

Keywords : environmental policy; environmental pollution; manufacturing industry; business interest groups.