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

Author
Selee, Andrew D.
Published
University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Copyright Date
©2011
Physical Description
xi, 191 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction: The Paradoxes of Local Empowerment -- pt. 1 STATE FORMATION AND POLITICAL CHANGE -- 2.Centralization and Informal Power -- 3.Decentralization and Democratization -- pt. 2 A TALE OF THREE CITIES -- 4.Chilpancingo: The Continuation of Corporatism? -- 5.Tijuana: Liberal Democracy? -- 6.Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl: Social Movement Democracy? -- pt. 3 CONCLUSIONS -- 7.Pathways of Democratic Change.
Summary
"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.
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ISBN
9780271048437 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271048433 (cloth : alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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