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

• Autore: Selee Andrew D.
• Pubblicazione: University Park : , : Pennsylvania State University Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 191 p. ) : ill.
• Disciplina: 320.972
• Soggetto topico: Democracy - Mexico; Decentralization in government - Mexico
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico Politics and government
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Decentralization, democratization, and informal power in Mexico
• ISBN: 0-271-05369-0; 0-271-05678-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817704903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II