Mexican Politics: The Containment of Conflict / Edition 3

by Martin Needler

Overview

This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Needler's well-known text brings his comprehensive examination and analysis of Mexican politics up through the 1994 Mexican elections. Providing historical and geographical background, the work examines economics and politics in the light of the structural changes attending the adoption of the neo-liberal economic model. Also addressed are the implications of NAFTA, the Zapatista rebellion, and the assassination of Luis Donaldo Colosio, among other current political issues. An ideal text for students of comparative politics, Latin American studies, and recent Latin American history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275952518
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/14/1995
Edition description:	3RD
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

MARTIN C. NEEDLER is Dean of the School of International Studies at the University of the Pacific in California. He is the author of ten books, including The Concepts of Comparative Politics (Praeger, 1991).

Table of Contents

Tables and Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Historical Background
The Revolution Institutionalized
The Technocrats and the Crisis of the System
The Land and the People
Political Infrastructure: Media, Interest Groups, and Parties
The Nature of the Political System
The Structure of Government
The Economy and Economic Policy
Foreign Policy
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Needler (international studies, U. of the Pacific, Stockton, California) examines the post-revolutionary Mexican political system and the political and economic influences which are transforming it. He covers the historical background, the revolution, technocrats and the crisis of the system, the land and the people, political infrastructure, the nature of the political system, the structure of the government, the economy and economic policy, and foreign policy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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