The Challenge of Institutional Reform in Mexico

"A notch above the rest in offering the reader a focused look at Mexican institutional reform at a time of critical political flux.... Readers will find the book’s essays highly illuminating of the political struggles now in play in a wide range of policy arenas."—Stephen P. Mumme, Perspectives on Political Science

"These essays provide both a very valuable overview of the social and political implications of economic reforms implemented in Mexico since the mid-1980s and insightful analyses of the key challenges confronting Mexico in the late 1990s."—American Political Science Review

The Challenge of Institutional Reform in Mexico: An Introduction—R. Roett. STATE-SOCIETY RELATIONS AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE. Mexican Labor and Structural Reform under Salinas: New Unionism or Old Stalemate?—J.G. Samstad and R.B. Collier. Reforming Land Tenure in Mexico: Peasants, the Market, and the State—M.S. Grindle. Recent Electoral Reforms in Mexico: Prospects for a Real Multiparty Democracy—J. Alcocer V. Entrepreneurial Interests and Political Action in Mexico: Facing the Demands of Economic Modernization—M. Luna. The 1992 Reforms of Mexican Law on Religion: Propects of Changing State-Church Relations—R.J. Blancarte. PUBLIC POLICY REFORMS AND CHALLENGES. The Politics of Educational Reform in Mexico: Ambivalence Toward Change—G. Trejo. Designing Social Policy for Mexico's Liberalized Economy: From Social Services and Infrastructure to Job Creation—W.A. Cornelius. Civil- Military Relations and Internal Security in Mexico: The Undone Reform—M.E. Andersen. CONCLUSION. The Politics of Institutional Reform in Mexico and Latin America—R. Roett and G. Paz.