Which best describes the successes and challenges of modern-day Mexico?

A) It has experienced economic growth and a growing middle class, but poverty continues to linger and government corruption remains.
B) It has eradicated government corruption and poverty, but economic growth has been stagnant and the middle class remains small.
C) It has expanded the economy and increased global trade, but the middle class remains small and an individual’s rights have diminished.
D) It has dealt with high level government corruption and drug cartel violence, but an individual’s rights and the middle class have decreased

The answer is A. Mexico has experienced economic growth and a growing middle class, but poverty continues to linger and government corruption remains.

Explanation:

Mexico has experienced economic growth in the past decades, mainly due to the entrance of foreign investment and foreign firms, that have helped create new jobs and as a result, there has also been a growing middle class. Nonetheless, even though the economy has grown, the distribution of resources has not been equal among the population, so extreme poverty continues to linger at very high rates in all of the country. Government corruption remains as one of the most harming social problems since it affects the correct distribution of public resources and it induces mistrust from the population to the government.