administration
america
Barry Carr
Category=GTP
Category=JBS
Category=JPA
Category=KCM
Civil Society
comparative policy studies
CROM
De La Madrid
De La Madrid Administration
democratization processes
East Asian NICs
economy
Enrique Dussel Peters
eoi
eq_bestseller
eq_business-finance-law
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
Francisco Valdes Ugalde
Gary Gereffi
Government's Economic Model
grassroots political mobilization in Mexico
Gustavo del Castillo V.
IlSemo
indigenous movements
Institutional Revolutionary Party
Judith Teichman
La Jornada
labor union transformation
Las Margaritas
Lynn Stephen
madrid
Maquiladora Plants
Maquiladora Sector
Marilyn Gates
mexican
Mexican Political System
Mexico's Manufacturing Sector
Mexico's Political
Mexico's Political System
Miguel De La Madrid
NAFTA
National Solidarity Program
Neil Harvey
north
political economy analysis
President Miguel De La Madrid
Programa Nacional De Solidaridad
salinas
Salinas Administration
Salinas De Gortari
Societal Democracy
states
Subgroup IA
transnational activism
united
Product details
- ISBN 9780813324418
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 01 Jun 1996
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
Having unilaterally opened its borders to international competition and foreign investment in the mid-1980s, Mexico has become one of the world's leading proponents of economic liberalization. Nevertheless, as the recent uprising of native peoples in Chiapas has made clear, economic reforms are not universally welcomed. This book addresses the challenges brought about by the restructuring of the Mexican economy at a time when-multiple organizations of civil society are demanding a democratic political transition in a system that has been dominated by one party for nearly seventy years. The contributors identify the key social and political actors—both domestic and international—involved in promoting or resisting the new economic model and examine the role of the state in the restructuring process. They explore such questions as: In what ways is the state itself being reconstituted to accommodate the demand for change? How have Canada and the United States responded to the increased internationalization of their economies? What are the challenges and prospects for transnational grassroots networks and labor solidarity? Answers are provided by scholars from anthropology, economics, history, political science, and sociology, all of whom promote interdisciplinary approaches to the issues. Each chapter traces the structural transformations within the central social relationships in Mexican society during the last decade or so and anticipates future consequences of today's changes.
Gerardo Otero is associate professor of Latin American studies and sociology at Simon Fraser University.
