Mexico Under Zedillo / ed. by Susan Kaufman Purcell, Luis Rubio.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Briggs, Everett Ellis, Contributor.

González Gómez, Mauricio A., Contributor.

Jones, Claudio, Contributor.

Purcell, Susan Kaufman, Contributor.

Purcell, Susan Kaufman, Editor.

Rubio, Luis, Contributor.

Rubio, Luis, Editor.

Trejo, Guillermo, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (52 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Following a turbulent year of political and social upheaval, Ernesto Zedillo Ponce was inaugurated as Mexico's president in December 1994. Soon thereafter, the collapse of the peso forced a reorientation of the country's political, economic, and social policies and priorities, with the new vulnerability of the long-entrenched PRI regime reflected in the 1997 local elections. Mexico Under Zedillo examines Mexico's accelerated movement toward democracy during this period, considering the political dilemmas facing the country, the structures and functions of its traditional political institutions (and how they began to unravel), the evolution of the presidency, and the crucial question of how political parties will cope with ongoing change. The authors also assess Mexico's economic outlook for the medium and long term; as well as the politics of its social policy, focusing on poverty and income distribution, social policy strategies since 1982, and the political challenges posed by the decentralization of political power. The final chapter discusses the changing U.S.-Mexico relationship.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Foreword

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Coping with Political Change

2 Crisis and Economic Change in Mexico

3 Political Dilemmas of Welfare Reform: Poverty and Inequality in Mexico

4 The New U.S.-Mexico Relationship

Appendix A: Chronology of Mexican History

Appendix B: Study Group Sessions and Participants

Bibliography

The Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Mrz 2023)

ISBN:

9781685858302

OCLC:

1374540980