Mexico's New Politics : the Pan and Democratic Change / David A. Shirk.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shirk, David A., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Mexico’s presidential elections in July 2000 brought victory to National Action Party (PAN) candidate Vicente Fox—and also the hope of democratic change after decades of single-party rule. Tracing the key themes and dynamics of a century of political development in Mexico, David Shirk explores the evolution of the party that ultimately became the vehicle for Fox’s success. Shirk examines the factors that constrained democracy in postrevolutionary Mexico, as well as the protracted democratic transition that occurred over the last few decades. In the process, he shows that Fox’s victory was also the triumph of a new Mexican politics in which voters, candidates, money, and media-driven campaigns—not party leaders or machines—drive political competition. Indeed, Fox’s ability to bring democratic change to Mexico, Shirk demonstrates, was fundamentally constrained by the very trends that brought him to power—with enormous implications for Mexico’s political present and future.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables and Figures

Preface

1. Introduction: Mexico's Democratization and the Rise of the PAN

2. The Democratization of Mexican Politics

3. The Origins and Development of the PAN

4. The Rise of the PAN

5. The 2000 Presidential Election and a New Era of Mexican Politics

6. The PAN in Power and the Challenges of Democratic Governance

7. Mexico's New Politics and the Prospects for Democracy

Appendixes

Acronyms

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

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

ISBN:

1-68585-532-6

OCLC:

1374540849