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First World dreams : Mexico since 1989 / Alexander Dawson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dawson, Alexander S. (Alexander Scott), 1967- author.
- Series:
- Global history of the present.
- Global history of the present
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Mexico.
- Democracy.
- Human rights--Mexico.
- Human rights.
- Mexico--Social conditions--1970-.
- Mexico.
- Mexico--Economic conditions--1982-1994.
- Mexico--Economic conditions--1994-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (201 p.)
- Distribution:
- [London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Zed Books, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Mexicans have long dreamt of the First World, and in recent times it has landed there with a thud. Under the guise of globalization, Mexico opened its borders, reformed its political system, and transformed its economy. The impacts have been paradoxical." "In First World Dreams Alexander S. Dawson explores the contradictions and challenges which Mexico has experienced in embracing the market so wholeheartedly. A vibrant civil society is marred by human rights abuses and violent rebellion. Market reforms have produced a stable economy, economic growth and great fortunes, while devastating much of the countryside and crippling domestic producers. Mexico is today one of the world's largest exporting nations, yet has a perpetually negative trade balance. It is in a constant state of becoming a democracy, a nation where human rights are respected, a modern industrial nation, and a more violent, fragmented place where the chasms of wealth and poverty threaten to undo the dreams of modernity."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Why 1989?
- Salinastroika
- Nineteen ninety-four
- The last days of the PRI?
- Border crossings in an age of terror
- Conclusion : democracy in Mexico.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786611215965
- 9781350220140
- 1350220140
- 9781848136717
- 1848136714
- 9781848131347
- 1848131348
- 9781281215963
- 1281215961
- 9781780345123
- 1780345127
- OCLC:
- 646750457
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