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Analyzing Mexico's Political Evolution: From Revolution to Modern Challenges

This chapter delves into the complexities of Mexico's political landscape, focusing on the historical roots of its Institutions and the long-standing dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). It examines critical turning points such as the Revolution, the role of key figures like Cárdenas, and how structural adjustments in the 1980s and '90s shaped socio-economic reforms. Key questions explore the reasons behind PRI's resilience, the emergence of opposition forces, and the efficacy of reforms addressing poverty and inequality in contemporary Mexico.

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Analyzing Mexico's Political Evolution: From Revolution to Modern Challenges

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  1. Mexico CHAPTER SIXTEEN

  2. Thinking About Mexico A. The Basics • Poverty • Diversity

  3. Thinking About Mexico B. Key Questions • How did the PRI stay in office so long? • How and why did forces undermining PRI rule emerge? • Why did Mexico embrace structural adjustment so strongly in the 1980s and ‘90s? • How much have reforms addressed Mexico's poverty and other pressing needs?

  4. Thinking About Mexico C. Big Brother IS Watching

  5. The Evolution of Mexican Politics A. Before the Revolution B. Independence C. The Revolution D. Institutionalizing the Revolution E. Cárdenas and his Legacy F. An Institutional Revolutionary Party

  6. Political Participation • The PRI and its hold on power • The Other Parties • PAN • PRD • The People, the PRI, and Civil society

  7. The Mexican State • The end of an era? • Non re-Election and Presidential Domination • The Cabinet, the Bureaucracy and the Judiciary • Congress and the Legislative Process • The Federal System • The Military • Corporatism and Corruption

  8. Public Policy A. Debt and Development • Early success • The crisis • Reform • Debt reduction • Sharp cuts in government spending • Privatization • Opening up the economy

  9. Public Policy B. US-Mexican relations • General patterns • Immigration • Drugs

  10. The 2000 Mexico Election

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