Politics in Mexico: The Democratic Transformation Book

	Acknowledgments
1	Mexico in Comparative Context	1
	Why Compare Political Cultures?	2
	Some Interpretations of the Mexican System	9
	Mexico's Significance in a Comparative Context	15
2	Political-Historical Roots: The Impact of Time and Place	23
	The Spanish Heritage	23
	Nineteenth-Century Political Heritage	31
	The Revolutionary Heritage: Social Violence and Reform	40
	The Politics of Place: Interface with the United States	45
3	Contemporary Political Culture: What Mexicans Believe	54
	Legitimacy: Support for the Political System and Society	55
	Participation: Activating the Electorate	60
	Democracy: What Does it Mean?	68
4	Political Attitudes and Their Origins: Partisanship, Alienation, and Tolerance	75
	Income and Politics	78
	Education and Politics	82
	Religion and Politics	84
	Gender and Politics	89
	Region and Politics	92
	Age and Politics	95
5	Rising to the Top: The Recruitment of Political Leadership	102
	The Formal Rules	103
	The Informal Rules: What Is Necessary to Rise to the Top	106
	The Rise of Women	113
	The Camarilla: Group Politics in Mexico	117
	The Rise and Decline of the Technocrat	122
6	Groups and the State: What Is the Relationship?	130
	The Residue of Corporatism	130
	Institutional Voices	132
	Voices of Dissent	153
7	Who Governs? The Structure of Decision-Making	167
	The Executive Branch	168
	The Legislative Branch	174
	The Judicial Branch	179
	Federalism	180
8	Expanding Participation: The Electoral Process	186
	Electoral Reforms	187
	The 1988 and 1994 Presidential Elections	191
	The 2000 Presidential Election, a Political Landmark	197
	Parties: Their Origins and Future	205
9	External Politics: Relations with the United States	217
	National Security Issues	219
	Cultural Interface	225
	Economic Linkages	230
10	Political and Economic Modernization: A Revolution?	242
	Bases for Economic Modernization	242
	Economic Liberalization	245
	Democratization	253
	Mexico's Future	258
	Bibliographic Essay	267
	Index	281