Mexico The Struggle for Democratic Development [Paperback]

This engaging book provides a broad and accessible analysis of Mexico's contemporary struggle for democratic development. Now completely revised, it brings up to date issues ranging from electoral reform and accountability to drug trafficking, migration, and NAFTA. It also considers the rapidly changing role of Mexico's mass and elite groups, and its national institutions, including the media, the military, and the Church.

Daniel C. Levy,Distinguished Professor at the State University of New York, Albany, is the coauthor ofMexico: Paradoxes of Stability and Change(1983).Kathleen Bruhn,Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, is the author ofTaking on Goliath: The Emergence of a New Left Party and the Struggle for Democracy in Mexico(1997).Emilio Zebad?a,Harvard University Ph.D. and ex-Secretary of Political Affairs for the state of Chiapas, is now a member of the Mexican Congress.

PRAISE FOR THE FIRST EDITION:

Mexico is immersed in deep transformations. The country has opened to the world, liberalized its economy and moved to a more democratic system. There is an obvious need to understand the process. Dan Levy and Kate Bruhn's book is a well-balanced portrayal of Mexico's contemporary history, and of the role played by the United States. A must for those interested in understanding what is going on in Mexico. Sergio Aguayo, author ofMyths and (Mis)Perceptions: Changing U.S. Elite Visions of Mexico

A wonderful guide to the social, economic, and political changes in contemporary Mexico. It goes a long way to explaining the concurrent rise of narco-traffic, the victory of Fox, and the transformation of the Mexican economy in the 1990s. I learned a great deal from it. Miguel Centeno, author ofDemocracy Within Reason: Technocratic Revolution in Mexico

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