LEADER 03790nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910779260203321 005 20230802005312.0 010 $a1-280-78069-X 010 $a9786613691088 010 $a0-300-16032-1 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300160321 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104278 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24090756 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000691431 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12294436 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000691431 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10629189 035 $a(PQKB)10645120 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420882 035 $a(DE-B1597)486291 035 $a(OCoLC)801411060 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300160321 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420882 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10572653 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL369108 035 $a(OCoLC)923598661 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104278 100 $a20120301d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMexico$b[electronic resource] $edemocracy interrupted /$fJo Tuckman 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (311 p., [8] p. of plates )$cill., map 300 $aIncludes index. 300 $aFormerly CIP.$5Uk 311 $a0-300-16031-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tList of Illustrations -- $tAcknowledgements -- $tIntroduction -- $tChapter 1. Narco Trouble -- $tChapter 2. Political Wastelands -- $tChapter 3. The Misrule of Law -- $tChapter 4. Lapsed Catholics -- $tChapter 5. A Bungled War -- $tChapter 6. Not Good Enough -- $tChapter 7. Environmental Time Bombs -- $tChapter 8. Left Behind? -- $tChapter 9. Unfinished Story -- $tSources -- $tIndex 330 $aIn 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 vivid account of Mexico's recent history, 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.Jo Tuckman 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, Tuckman concludes, the unflagging vitality and imagination of many in Mexico inspire hope for a better future. 606 $aPolitical culture$zMexico 606 $aPolitical corruption$zMexico 606 $aDemocratization$zMexico 607 $aMexico$xPolitics and government$y2000- 615 0$aPolitical culture 615 0$aPolitical corruption 615 0$aDemocratization 676 $a972 700 $aTuckman$b Jo$01569714 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779260203321 996 $aMexico$93842770 997 $aUNINA