ENGLISH

Mexico Since 1980

By Stephen Haber , Herbert S. Klein , Noel Maurer , Kevin J. Middlebrook

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2008
ISBN
0521846412, 9780521846417, 9780511415241
LCC
F1236 .M482 2008
Open Library ID
OL16717785M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4004074 bytes)
Series
The World Since 1980
Edition
1
Pages
266\266
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Scanned
yes
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This book addresses two questions that are crucial to understanding Mexico's current economic and political challenges. Why did the opening up of the economy to foreign trade and investment not result in sustained economic growth? Why has electoral democracy not produced rule of law? The answer to those questions lies in the ways in which Mexico's long history with authoritarian government shaped its judicial, taxation, and property rights institutions. These institutions, the authors argue, cannot be reformed with the stroke of a pen. Moreover, they represent powerful constraints on the ability of the Mexican government to fund welfare-enhancing reforms, on the ability of firms and households to write contracts, and on the ability of citizens to enforce their basic rights.

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