The Resource Mexico : democracy interrupted, Jo Tuckman
Mexico : democracy interrupted, Jo Tuckman
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- Summary
- This work looks at recent Mexican history, specifically the years after the election of Vicente Fox, which was supposed to usher in a new era of democracy, but instead led to years of struggle. In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover, after 71 years of PRI dominance, was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this account of Mexico's recent history, the author, a journalist with extensive reporting experience investigates the nation's young democracy, its shortcomings and achievements, and why the PRI is favored to retake the presidency in 2012. The author reports on the murky, terrifying world of Mexico's drug wars, the counterproductive government strategy, and the impact of U.S. policies. She describes the reluctance and inability of politicians to seriously tackle rampant corruption, environmental degradation, pervasive poverty, and acute inequality. To make matters worse, the influence of non-elected interest groups has grown and public trust in almost all institutions, including the Catholic church, is fading. The pressure valve once presented by emigration is also closing. Even so, there are positive signs: the critical media cannot be easily controlled, and small but determined citizen groups notch up significant, if partial, victories for accountability. While Mexico faces complex challenges that can often seem insurmountable, the author concludes, the unflagging vitality and imagination of many in Mexico inspire hope for a better future
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- Contents
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- ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 Narco Trouble""; ""CHAPTER 2 Political Wastelands""; ""CHAPTER 3 The Misrule of Law""; ""CHAPTER 4 Lapsed Catholics""; ""CHAPTER 5 A Bungled War""; ""CHAPTER 6 Not Good Enough""; ""CHAPTER 7 Environmental Time Bombs""; ""CHAPTER 8 Left Behind?""; ""CHAPTER 9 Unfinished Story""; ""Sources""; ""Index""
- Isbn
- 9780300160321
- Label
- Mexico : democracy interrupted
- Title
- Mexico
- Title remainder
- democracy interrupted
- Statement of responsibility
- Jo Tuckman
- Subject
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- Democratization
- Democratization -- Mexico
- Electronic books
- Fox Quesada, Vicente
- Fox Quesada, Vicente
- HISTORY -- Latin America | Mexico
- Mexico
- Mexico -- Politics and government -- 2000-
- Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe, 1962-
- Political corruption
- Political corruption -- Mexico
- Political culture
- Political culture -- Mexico
- Politics and government
- Since 2000
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Democracy
- Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe, 1962-
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- This work looks at recent Mexican history, specifically the years after the election of Vicente Fox, which was supposed to usher in a new era of democracy, but instead led to years of struggle. In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover, after 71 years of PRI dominance, was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this account of Mexico's recent history, the author, a journalist with extensive reporting experience investigates the nation's young democracy, its shortcomings and achievements, and why the PRI is favored to retake the presidency in 2012. The author reports on the murky, terrifying world of Mexico's drug wars, the counterproductive government strategy, and the impact of U.S. policies. She describes the reluctance and inability of politicians to seriously tackle rampant corruption, environmental degradation, pervasive poverty, and acute inequality. To make matters worse, the influence of non-elected interest groups has grown and public trust in almost all institutions, including the Catholic church, is fading. The pressure valve once presented by emigration is also closing. Even so, there are positive signs: the critical media cannot be easily controlled, and small but determined citizen groups notch up significant, if partial, victories for accountability. While Mexico faces complex challenges that can often seem insurmountable, the author concludes, the unflagging vitality and imagination of many in Mexico inspire hope for a better future
- Cataloging source
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- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tuckman, Jo
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Fox Quesada, Vicente
- Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe
- Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe
- Fox Quesada, Vicente
- Mexico
- Political culture
- Political corruption
- Democratization
- HISTORY
- POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Democratization
- Political corruption
- Political culture
- Politics and government
- Mexico
- Label
- Mexico : democracy interrupted, Jo Tuckman
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
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- cr
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- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
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- txt
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- Contents
- ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 Narco Trouble""; ""CHAPTER 2 Political Wastelands""; ""CHAPTER 3 The Misrule of Law""; ""CHAPTER 4 Lapsed Catholics""; ""CHAPTER 5 A Bungled War""; ""CHAPTER 6 Not Good Enough""; ""CHAPTER 7 Environmental Time Bombs""; ""CHAPTER 8 Left Behind?""; ""CHAPTER 9 Unfinished Story""; ""Sources""; ""Index""
- Control code
- ocn801411060
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300160321
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 369108
- 22573/ctt5q7c89
- 9157fe96-8505-4dd1-8737-e73958be04db
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
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- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)801411060
- Label
- Mexico : democracy interrupted, Jo Tuckman
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""CHAPTER 1 Narco Trouble""; ""CHAPTER 2 Political Wastelands""; ""CHAPTER 3 The Misrule of Law""; ""CHAPTER 4 Lapsed Catholics""; ""CHAPTER 5 A Bungled War""; ""CHAPTER 6 Not Good Enough""; ""CHAPTER 7 Environmental Time Bombs""; ""CHAPTER 8 Left Behind?""; ""CHAPTER 9 Unfinished Story""; ""Sources""; ""Index""
- Control code
- ocn801411060
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (311 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300160321
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 369108
- 22573/ctt5q7c89
- 9157fe96-8505-4dd1-8737-e73958be04db
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)801411060
Subject
- Democratization
- Democratization -- Mexico
- Electronic books
- Fox Quesada, Vicente
- Fox Quesada, Vicente
- HISTORY -- Latin America | Mexico
- Mexico
- Mexico -- Politics and government -- 2000-
- Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe, 1962-
- Political corruption
- Political corruption -- Mexico
- Political culture
- Political culture -- Mexico
- Politics and government
- Since 2000
- POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies | Democracy
- Calderón Hinojosa, Felipe, 1962-
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