Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Preface -- Part One Introduction -- 1 Political Change in Authoritarian Systems -- Part Two Political Reform and Economic Crisis in Mexico -- 2 Political Liberalization in an Authoritarian Regime: Mexico, 1976-1985 -- 3 Mexico After the Oil Boom: PRI Management of the Political Impact of National Disillusionment -- 4 Can the PRI Be Reformed? Decentralizing Candidate Selection -- Part Three Recent Performance in the Political System -- 5 Changing Patterns of Electoral Participation and Official Party Support in Mexico -- 6 Democracy and Power in Mexico: The Meaning of Conflict in the 1979, 1982, and 1985 Federal Elections -- 7 Elections and Political Culture in Mexico -- 8 The Significance of Recent Events for the Mexican Political System -- Part Four Perspectives on the Political Opposition -- 9 "The Opposition" in Mexico: Always a Bridesmaid, Never Yet the Bride -- 10 Opposition in Mexico: A Comparison of Leadership -- 11 The PAN, the Private Sector, and the Future of the Mexican Opposition -- 12 The PSUM: The Unification Process on the Mexican Left, 1981-1985 -- About the Contributors -- Index.
Initiated in the mid-1970s, Mexico's program of political reform was designed to provide a new opportunity for political competition. In this book, contributors examine the significance political mobilization has had and the extent to which the reform has served as a vehicle for defusing discontent in the wake of Mexico's failed oil-based developme
Initiated in the mid-1970s, Mexico's program of political reform was designed to provide a new opportunity for political competition. In this book, contributors examine the significance political mobilization has had and the extent to which the reform has served as a vehicle for defusing discontent in the wake of Mexico's failed oil-based developme
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