The state and security in Mexico : transformation and crisis in regional perspective / / edited by Brian Bow and Arturo Santa-Cruz

• Pubblicazione: New York ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (221 p.)
• Disciplina: 355/.033072
• Soggetto topico: Security, International - North America; Security, International - Mexico
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico Politics and government 2000-
• Altri autori: BowBrian J Santa CruzArturo
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The State and Security in Mexico: Transformation and Perspective; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; 1. The State and Security in Mexico: Crisis and Transformation in Regional Perspective; 2. The Geopolitics of Insecurity in Mexico-United States Relations; 3. Militarization in Mexico and Its Implications; 4. Security and Human Rights in the Framework of Mexico's "War on Drugs"; 5. Beyond Mérida? The Evolution of the U.S. Response to Mexico's Security Crisis; 6. Security Implications of Drug Legalization in the U.S. and Mexico ; 7. A New Drug Warrior? Canada's Security Policy toward Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean8. Canada's North America Strategy; 9. Why North American Regional Security Cooperation Will Not Work; 10. Mexico's Place in Regional and Global Security: Toward a North American Security "Imaginary"?; 11. Conclusions: Multiple Challenges, Multiple Regions, Multiple Perspectives; Editors and Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: At the turn of the millennium, Mexico seemed to have finally found its path to political and economic modernization; a state which had been deeply embedded in society was being pulled out, with new political leaders allowing market forces to play a greater role in guiding the nation's economic development, and allowing old patron-client networks to crumble. At the same time, many hoped that political and legal reforms would increase the state's capacity to provide prosperity, security, and equity for its citizens. In the midst of this historic transformation, however, Mexico was confronted
• Titolo autorizzato: The state and security in Mexico
• ISBN: 1-136-22772-5; 0-203-09858-7; 1-283-87182-3; 1-136-22773-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779435303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Studies in North American Politics