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050 00 $aJL1229.D42$bS45 2011
082 00 $a320.972$222
100 1 $aSelee, Andrew D.
245 10 $aDecentralization, democratization, and informal power in Mexico /$cAndrew Selee.
260 $aUniversity Park :$bPennsylvania State University Press,$cc2011.
300 $axi, 191 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $a"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.
505 00 $tList of Figures --$tAcknowledgments --$g1.$tIntroduction: The Paradoxes of Local Empowerment --$gPart 1.$tState Formation and Political Change --$g2.$tCentralization and Informal Power --$g3.$tDecentralization and Democratization --$gPart 2.$tA Tale of Three Cities --$g4.$tChilpancingo: The Continuation of Corporatism? --$g5.$tTijuana: Liberal Democracy? --$g6.$tCiudad Nezahualcóyotl: Social Movement Democracy? --$gPart 3.$tConclusions --$g7.$tPathways of Democratic Change --$tIndex.
650 0 $aDecentralization in government$zMexico.
650 0 $aDemocracy$zMexico.
651 0 $aMexico$xPolitics and government.
730 0 $aProject Muse UPCC books$5net
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