Political recruitment across two centuries : Mexico, 1884-1991

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Political recruitment across two centuries : Mexico, 1884-1991

Roderic Ai Camp

University of Texas Press, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: cloth ISBN 9780292711723

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During more than twenty years of field research, Roderic Ai Camp has built a monumental database of biographical information on more than 3,000 leading national figures in Mexico. In this major new contribution to Mexican political history, he draws on that database to present a definitive account of the paths to power Mexican political leaders pursued during the period 1884 to 1991. Camp's research clarifies the patterns of political recruitment in Mexico, showing the consequences of choosing one group over another. It calls into question numerous traditional assumptions, including that upward political mobility was a cause of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Comparing Mexican practices with those in several East Asian countries also allows Camp to question many of the tenets of political recruitment theory. His book will be of interest to students not only of Mexican politics but also of history, comparative politics, political leadership, and Third World development.
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: pbk ISBN 9780292711730

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During more than twenty years of field research, Roderic Ai Camp built a monumental database of biographical information on more than 3,000 leading national figures in Mexico. In this major contribution to Mexican political history, he draws on that database to present a definitive account of the paths to power Mexican political leaders pursued during the period 1884 to 1992. Camp's research clarifies the patterns of political recruitment in Mexico, showing the consequences of choosing one group over another. It calls into question numerous traditional assumptions, including that upward political mobility was a cause of the Mexican Revolution of 1910. Comparing Mexican practices with those in several East Asian countries also allows Camp to question many of the tenets of political recruitment theory. His book will be of interest to students not only of Mexican politics but also of history, comparative politics, political leadership, and Third World development.

Table of Contents

List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. Recruitment and Modernization: A Mexican Model Arguments for Examining Political Recruitment The Mexican Approach: A Brief Aside The Theoretical Constructs Conclusions Notes 2. Age as a Variable in Political Recruitment Factors Contributing to Age Cohorts in Mexico Presidential Political Generations Conclusions Notes 3. Experience and Leadership: The Role of Combat The Role of Nineteenth-Century Violence The Role of the Mexican Revolution Conclusions Notes 4. Education and Politics: Formation and Recruitment of National Leaders The Institutionalization of Education Centralizing Education and Enhancing the Recruitment Function Conclusions Notes 5. Experience and Leadership: The Influence of Careers The Interlocking Structures-A Power Elite in Mexico? The Military Business Leaders as Politicians The Public Sector and the Professions Conclusions Notes 6. Gender, Place, and Family in Leadership Credentials The Role of Gender The Influence of Place Socioeconomic Origins Conclusions Notes 7. The Opposition: An Alternative Path to Leadership? Special Qualities of Opposition Leadership Opposition Socioeconomic Origins Conclusions Notes 8. The Branches of Government: Who Recruits Whom Background Variables Career Choices Educational Influences Conclusions Notes 9. Salinas in Power: A Case Study of Recruitment in Practice Presidential Mentoring The Political Technocrat Conclusions Notes Bibliographic Essay Index

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