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Savage Democracy:

Institutional Change and Party Development in Mexico
  • ISBN-13: 9780271034225
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Steven T. Wuhs
  • Price: AUD $67.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 06/04/2011
  • Format: Paperback 192 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Politics & government [JP]
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Examines organization, leadership and changes within Mexico's historic pro-democratic opposition parties, the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) and the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD). Explores the implications for overall party organization and the future of Mexico's democratic experiment.


Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1 . What Is Savage Democracy?

2. Before Savage Democracy: Authoritarianism in Mexico

3. Origins of the Democratic Imperative

4. Selecting Loyalists Versus Picking Winners

5. Partisan Mystics Versus Political Professionals

6. Affiliation Versus Alliance Versus Absorption

7. The End of Savage Democracy?

Epilogue: The Legacy of the Democratic Imperative

Appendixes

References

Index


“The tale is well told from an institutional standpoint, with careful research and cogent presentation.”

—E. A. Duff, Choice

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