Mexico's Politics and Society in Transition
Joseph S. Tulchin and Andrew D. Selee, editors | | ISBN: 978-1-58826-128-1 $55.00 |
| ISBN: 978-1-58826-104-5 $22.00 |
| 2002/373 pages/LC: 2002069821 |
DESCRIPTION
As electoral politics in Mexico have become more open and democratic, the country's economy also has been thoroughly restructured and new ideas about government, state-society relations, and Mexico's place in the international system have taken hold. Mexico's Politics and Society in Transition explores these interrelated trends. Offering fresh perspectives on the contemporary problems on the Mexican agenda, the authors cogently discuss the politics of change, the challenges of social development, and the realities of building a productive, mutually beneficial U.S.-Mexico relationship.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Joseph S. Tulchin is former director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Andrew D. Selee is director of the Mexico Institute at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
CONTENTS
- Prologue: Toward a New Bilateral Relationship—J.G. Castañeda.
- Introduction—the Editors.
- THE POLITICS OF CHANGE.
- After the Second of July: Challenges and Opportunities for the Fox Administration—C. Elizondo.
- Security and Governance: The Urgent Need for State Reform—R.B. Manaut.
- Mexican Labor at a Crossroads—K. Burgess.
- Mexico's Unfinished Symphony: The Zapatista Movement—R. Stavenhagen.
- The Role of Women in the New Mexico—M. Lamas.
- Transition or Restructuring of Society?—I. Bizberg.
- ECONOMIC CHANGE AND THE CHALLENGE OF DEVELOPMENT.
- A Long View of Mexico's Political Economy: What's Changed? What Are the Challenges?—M. Pastor and C. Wise.
- NAFTA and the WTO in the Transformation of Mexico's Economic System—S. Clarkson.
- The Challenges to Rural Mexico in an Open Economy—K. Appendini.
- Economic Reform and Development: What Have We Learned?—G. Ranis.
- MEXICANS ABROAD.
- Building Transnational Ties: Mexicans in the United States—S. Pitti.
- Campaigning for Change: Reinventing NAFTA to Serve Migrant Communities—R.L. Bach.
- CONCLUSION.
- Toward a New Partnership with Mexico—the Editors.
"A collection which will help readers understand many prominent issues leading up to Mexico's transformation, and the difficult challenges the country faces in the next decade."—Roderic Ai Camp, The Americas