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Decentralization, democratization, and informal power in Mexico / Andrew Selee.
LIBRA JL1229.D42 S45 2011
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Selee, Andrew D.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Decentralization in government--Mexico.
- Decentralization in government.
- Mexico.
- Democracy--Mexico.
- Democracy.
- Mexico--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- "Explores the democratization and decentralization of governance in Mexico and finds that informal political networks continue to mediate citizens' relationships with their elected authorities. Analyzes the linkages between informal and formal power by comparing how they worked in three Mexican cities: Tijuana, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, and Chilpancingo"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction: The Paradoxes of Local Empowerment 1
- Part 1 State Formation and Political Change
- 2 Centralization and Informal Power 27
- 3 Decentralization and Democratization 47
- Part 2 A Tale of Three Cities
- 4 Chilpancingo: The Continuation of Corporatism? 73
- 5 Tijuana: Liberal Democracy? 98
- 6 Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl: Social Movement Democracy? 130
- Part 3 Conclusions
- 7 Pathways of Democratic Change 163.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271048437
- 0271048433
- OCLC:
- 692084768
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