Democracy in Two Mexicos Political Institutions in Oaxaca and Nuevo Len [Paperback]

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.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 LE?N Politics and the Economy in Northern Mexico: Nuevo Le?n 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 Le?n

This book is different in many ways from the plethora of studies devoted to democracy in Mexico. For one, the study sheds new light on the confusion within much of the contemporary literature on democracy, factionalism, and inequality in Mexico. Second Correa-Cabrera . . . takes a sub-national rather than cross-national approach . . . [She] argues that to avoid descent into praetorianism . . . the state must address the issue of institutional limitations to effectively translate the interests and political preferences of dissidents into policy that will ensure peace and order. This thought-provoking synthesis of the factors that facilitate and obstruct the development of Democracy in Mexico in particular and Latin America in general would be an asset to any library. Recommended. CHOICE

This wonderfully nuanced study is a must-read for scholars and students of Mexico and Latin AmelÃ*