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Record Nr.

UNINA9910479876803321

Autore

Selee Andrew D.

Titolo

Decentralization, democratization, and informal power in Mexico / / Andrew Selee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

University Park : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2011]

©2011

ISBN

0-271-05369-0

0-271-05678-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 191 p. ) : ill. ;

Disciplina

320.972

Soggetti

Democracy - Mexico

Decentralization in government - Mexico

Electronic books.

Mexico Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- ; 1. Introduction: The Paradoxes of Local Empowerment -- ; Part 1. State Formation and Political Change -- ; 2. Centralization and Informal Power -- ; 3. Decentralization and Democratization -- ; Part 2. A Tale of Three Cities -- ; 4. Chilpancingo: The Continuation of Corporatism? -- ; 5. Tijuana: Liberal Democracy? -- ; 6. Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl: Social Movement Democracy? -- ; Part 3. Conclusions -- ; 7. Pathways of Democratic Change -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Explores the democratization and decentralization of governance in Mexico and finds that informal political networks continue to mediate citizens' relationships with their elected authorities. Analyzes the linkages between informal and formal power by comparing how they worked in three Mexican cities: Tijuana, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, and Chilpancingo"--Provided by publisher.