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Mexicos Political Awakening (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)
Vikram Chand
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Paperback. A "bottom-up" perspective on democratization, correcting analyses that view the process in Mexico as flowing down from the President. The author challenges existing theories by stressing the importance of strong social institutions for the development of democracy. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JPHV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 553.
True democracy has been long in coming to Mexico, but citizen rebellion and the work of social leaders helped bring about dramatic changes at the end of the twentieth century. The traditional dominance of the one-party state has yielded to a more democratic structure marked by growing decentralization and the adoption of fairer election rules and procedures. Vikram Chand examines the role of major institutions in fostering democratization in Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s, offering an understanding of how these changes came about and why they are likely to last. He focuses on three important factors that fostered this ... Read more
True democracy has been long in coming to Mexico, but citizen rebellion and the work of social leaders helped bring about dramatic changes at the end of the twentieth century. The traditional dominance of the one-party state has yielded to a more democratic structure marked by growing decentralization and the adoption of fairer election rules and procedures. Vikram Chand examines the role of major institutions in fostering democratization in Mexico during the 1980s and 1990s, offering an understanding of how these changes came about and why they are likely to last. He focuses on three important factors that fostered this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268034597
SKU
V9780268034597
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About Vikram Chand
Vikram K. Chand is Public Sector Management Specialist at The World Bank, New Delhi.
Reviews for Mexicos Political Awakening (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)
“The role of [the Catholic Church, political parties, and labor unions] in transforming Mexico’s political culture and democratizing its political system from the ‘bottom up’ is the centerpiece of Vikram Chand’s extremely valuable book.” —Journal of Democracy, October 2002 “[Chand] uses the state of Chihuahua to examine changes in Mexican politics since the 1980’s that produced local and national victories ... Read more