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What kind of democracy will emerge in Mexico when the current levels of violence are brought under control? Will democratic reformers gain strength in the new equilibrium between government and criminal organizations? Or will corruption tilt the balance toward criminal interests? In the context of these questions, John Bailey explores the "security trap" in which Mexico is currently caught—where the dynamics of crime, violence, and corruption conspire to override efforts to put the country on a path toward democratic governance

Intro -- Preface -- Scope -- How Were These Fifty-Three Eminent British Scientists and Engineers Chosen? -- Sources of Information -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Background to the Manuscript -- 1.2 National and Personal Attributes of, and Characteristics for, Scientific and Engineering Greatness -- 1.3 Dissemination of Information and the Importance of Education -- 1.4 Technological Advances -- The Victorian Era and Empire -- 2 "Revolutions"-Scientific, Agricultural and Industrial -- 2.1 Revolutionary Change -- 2.2 The World's Scientific Revolution -- 2.3 Britain's 2nd Agricultural Revolution as a Precursor to Its Industrial Revolution -- 2.4 Birthplace of the First Industrial Revolution-Why did it Occur? Why did Occur When it did? Why did it Occur in Great Britain Before Other Nations? -- 2.5 Why Was Britain So Receptive and Responsive to the Application of Science, Technology and Engineering in Industry? -- 3 The Steam Age-Evolution of Steam Engines and the 1st Steam Locomotive -- 3.1 Précis. The Age of Steam Power -- 3.2 Thomas Savery (C. 1650-1715)-1st Generation Steam Engine with No Moving Parts -- 3.3 Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729) Atmospheric, 2nd Generation Steam Engine and Pump Shaft -- 3.4 James Watt (1736-1819)-Mechanical Engineer, Inventor, and Key Figure in the Industrial Revolution. More Efficient and Versatile, 3rd Generation Steam Engines -- 3.5 Richard Trevithick (1771-1833)-High-Pressure, 4th Generation Steam Engine and 'Father' of the Steam Locomotive -- 4 Advances in Forms of Transport-Steam Locomotives, Cycle Tyres, Oceanic Liners, and Jet Aircraft. Transport Infrastructure-Canals, Roads, and Commercial Railways -- 4.1 Précis. The Canal Age, the Railway Age, Oceanic Travel and the Jet Age -- 4.2 James Brindley (1716-1772)-Canal Engineer and Builder. The 'Canal Age' -- 4.2.1 Background and Early Life.