Mexico : the struggle for democratic development

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Mexico : the struggle for democratic development

Daniel C. Levy and Kathleen Bruhn, with Emilio Zebadúa

University of California Press, c2001

  • : cloth
  • : pbk

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Selected references: p. 329-351

Includes index

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This engaging and cogently argued book provides a uniquely broad and accessible analysis of Mexico's contemporary struggle for democratic development. Linking Mexico's current state to Mexico-US and other international considerations, Daniel C. Levy and Kathleen Bruhn, collaborating with Emilio Zebadua, offer rich perspectives from both sides of the border. They examine the relationship between democratization and economic change in an internationalized setting. Linking events of recent years - including the most democratic presidential election in Mexican history and a peaceful change of party rule - to pivotal episodes of Mexico's past, the authors focus on politics but also consider critical historical and economic dimensions. Authoritarian rule in Mexico's past brought political stability and economic growth, but democracy has become central to reconstructing those historic achievements. Democracy is also important for Mexico to address tragically neglected aspects of development, especially inequality. Yet there are many obstacles to democratization, which in itself does not guarantee broadly based development. Both the challenges and the opportunities for Mexico are intertwin

Table of Contents

Acronyms and Abbreviations Acknowledgments Foreword by Lorenzo Meyer 1. The Changing Course of Development 2. Legacies and Undemocratic Development 3. The Rise of Political Competition 4. Difficult Democracy 5. The State and the Market 6. Mexico in a U.S.-Led World 7. Bilateral Issues 8. The Struggle for Democratic Development Bibliography Index

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