Political Stability and Democracy in Mexico - ONLY TO ORDER 4-6 WEEKS

Mexico stands apart for having been ruled by one political party since the 1920s, and this study examines the remarkable political stability Mexico has experienced over the past seven decades. Cothran argues that the country's unusual stability has been the result of the interaction of six factors: the institutionalized nature of the political system; the effectiveness of the regime in achieving rapid economic growth; the adaptability of the regime to emerging pressures; the cohesiveness of the political elites; the judicious use of coercion; and Mexico's proximity to the United States. However, this historical stability is facing new challenges in the 1990s. The author analyzes the changing political, social, and economic landscape in Mexico, and forecasts whether and how Mexico's semi-authoritarian political system will survive.

List of contents

Figures and Tables
Preface
Mexican Political Stability
The Institutionalization of the Mexican State
Economic Growth and Political Support
Adaptability and the Crises of 1968-78
Elite Unity and Political Stability
Carlos Salinas and the Revolutionary Regime
Prospects for Democracy and Stability
Bibliography
Index

About the author

DAN A. COTHRAN is Professor of Political Science at Northern Arizona University, where he specializes in Mexican and Latin American politics and comparative public policy.

Summary

Mexico stands apart for having been ruled by one political party since the 1920s, and this study examines the remarkable political stability Mexico has experienced over the past seven decades.

Product details

• Authors: Dan A Cothran, Dan A. Cothran, Cothran Dan A.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.1994
• EAN: 9780275943455
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94345-5
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Critical Studies in Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Mexico, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Political structures: democracy, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), c 1918 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Politics, Law, and Government: Comparative Politics