Decentralization In Mexico: From Reforma Municipal To Solidaridad To Nuevo Federalismo

by Victoria Rodriguez

Overview

Although Mexico was once recognized for the stability of its strongly centralist one-party political system, events occurring since the mid-1980s have made it increasingly difficult for both the government and the ruling party to sustain legitimacy and credibility. This book assesses the impact of decentralization on Mexico's intergovernmental rela

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367315368
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/28/2019
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Victoria E. Rodriguez is associate professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin.

Table of Contents

Preface — 1 Decentralization in Mexico: The Reconfiguration of Centralization — 2 Federalism a la Mexicana — 3 Responding to Crisis: Opening the Political Space and Deciding to Decentralize — 4 Centralizing Politics Versus Decentralizing Policies, 1970-1995 — 5 Dependent Sovereignty: Intergovernmental Finances and the States — 6 Municipio Libre: Ten Years of Decentralization in Practice — 7 Retaining Power by Giving It Away: From Reforma Municipal to Solidaridad to Nuevo Federalismo