Decentralization in Mexico : from Reforma Municipal to Solidaridad to Nuevo Federalismo

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Decentralization in Mexico : from Reforma Municipal to Solidaridad to Nuevo Federalismo

Victoria E. Rodríguez

Westview Press, 1997

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-183) and index

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: hbk ISBN 9780813327785

内容説明

This book assesses the impact of decentralization on Mexicos intergovernmental relations and examines the constraints upon the devolution of political power from the center to the lower levels of government. It also discusses the distribution of power and authority to governments of opposition parties within the context of a more open political space. Victoria Rodrguez uncovers a new paradox in the Mexican political system: retaining power by giving it away. She argues that since the de la Madrid presidency (19821988), the Mexican government has embarked upon a major effort of political and administrative decentralization as a means to increase its hold on power. However, since Zedillo has come to power, it has become increasingly clear that the survival of the ruling party and, indeed, the viability of his own government require a genuine, de facto reduction of centralism. }Although Mexico was once recognized for the stability of its strongly centralist one-party political system, events occurring since the mid-1980s have made it increasingly difficult for both the government and the ruling party to sustain legitimacy and credibility. This book assesses the impact of decentralization on Mexicos intergovernmental relations and examines the constraints upon the devolution of political power from the center to the lower levels of government. It also discusses the distribution of power and authority to governments of opposition parties within the context of a more open political space.Victoria Rodrguez uncovers a new paradox in the Mexican political system: retaining power by giving it away. She argues that from the beginning of the de la Madrid presidency (19821988) to the end of the Carlos Salinas de Gortari administration (19881994), the Mexican government embarked upon a major effort of political and administrative decentralization as a means to increase its hold on powerto centralize by decentralizing. However, since the beginning of the presidency of Ernesto Zedillo (19942000), it has become increasingly clear that the survival of the ruling party and, indeed, the viability of his own government require a genuine, de facto reduction of centralism. For Zedillo and future political administrations, decentralization in some guise will have to be a key ingredient of any attempt at modernization in contemporary Mexico. }

目次

  • Decentralization in Mexico: The Reconfiguration of Centralization
  • Federalism a la Mexicana
  • Responding to Crisis: Opening the Political Space and Deciding to Decentralize
  • Centralizing Politics Versus Decentralizing Policies, 19701995
  • Dependent Sovereignty: Intergovernmental Finances and the States
  • Municipio Libre: Ten Years of Decentralization in Practice
  • Retaining Power by Giving It Away: From Reforma Municipal to Solidaridad to Nuevo Federalismo
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780813327792

内容説明

This book assesses the impact of decentralization on Mexico's intergovernmental relations and examines the constraints upon the devolution of political power from the center to the lower levels of government. It also discusses the distribution of power and authority to governments of opposition parties within the context of a more open political space. Victoria Rodriguez uncovers a new paradox in the Mexican political system: retaining power by giving it away. She argues that since the de la Madrid presidency (1982-1988), the Mexican government has embarked upon a major effort of political and administrative decentralization as a means to increase its hold on power. That effort continued under Salinas, but paradoxically led to further centralization. However, since Zedillo assumed the presidency, it has become increasingly clear that the survival of the ruling party and, indeed, the viability of his own government require a genuine, de facto reduction of centralism.

目次

Preface -- Decentralization in Mexico: The Reconfiguration of Centralization -- Federalism a la Mexicana -- Responding to Crisis: Opening the Political Space and Deciding to Decentralize -- Centralizing Politics Versus Decentralizing Policies, 1970-1995 -- Dependent Sovereignty: Intergovernmental Finances and the States -- Municipio Libre: Ten Years of Decentralization in Practice -- Retaining Power by Giving It Away: From Reforma Municipal to Solidaridad to Nuevo Federalismo

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