Internal Politics
Ruiz Cortines turned his attention to social problems and imposed an era of austerity in the Mexican government. He modified the law in order to promote responsibility and honesty among public servants since there was a lot of corruption. Ruiz Cortines created a law that forced public servants to declare their assets before beginning to work in the government. Ruiz’s purpose was to compare the public servants fortune before and after their participation in public charges to combat illicit enrichment and corruption.
Ruiz's government decided to reduce public spending to consolidate public finances and fight inflation. This policy allowed Mexico's economy to grow at an enormous rate since for the first time in many years the Mexican government generated a budget surplus. Unfortunately, in 1953 private investment went down and Ruiz Cortines lost popularity. He reoriented his policy towards boosting production.
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