Correa-Cabrera Democracy in "Two Mexicos"

Political Institutions in Oaxaca and Nuevo León
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-349-44240-9
Verlag: Springer Palgrave Macmillan

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Beschreibung

This book explains some of the ways in which deteriorated socioeconomic conditions (inequality in particular) and institutional limitations (corruption, electoral exclusion, and a weak rule of law, among others) affect political stability in extremely unequal developing countries, like Mexico, where democracy is not yet fully consolidated.

Autoren

Autoren

Correa-Cabrera, G.

Über den Autor

Correa-Cabrera, G.
Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera is an assistant professor of Government at University of Texas at Brownsville.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY Political Factionalism in 'Democratic' Mexico: The Context, the Variables, and the Main Actors Explaining Political Factionalism in 'Two Mexicos': An Empirical Approach CASE STUDY 1: OAXACA Political Contention in a Southern Mexican State: Oaxaca Four Episodes of Political Factionalism in Oaxaca Explaining Political Factionalism in a Poor Southern Mexican State CASE STUDY 2: NUEVO LEÓN Politics and the Economy in Northern Mexico: Nuevo León Explaining Political Cohesion in a Rich Northern Mexican State Conclusion. Effective Rules, Economic Inclusion, and Political Stability: Lessons for Young and Unequal Democracies Epilogue: Mexico After 2006 and the Case of Nuevo León

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Research

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