Which factor encouraged PRI leaders to reverse ISI and adopt free-market policies in the 1980s?

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Mexico's serious debt crisis in the 1980s left the PRI leaders with no option but to change its economic policies. The country resorted to borrowing money from foreign lenders to sustain its development programs, leading to an enormous debt crisis that was unsustainable for the country in the long run. Thus the PRI leaders adopted free-market policies to encourage foreign investments to help the country overcome its debt crisis.

Which Factor Encouraged PRI Leaders to Reverse ISI and Adopt