Democratic Governance in Mexico : Beyond State Capture and Social Polarization

Mexico is in the midst of a transition. The defeat of the Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI) in the 2000 presidential election marked a watershed, and with the repeated defeat of the PRI in the 2006 election, the era of the single?party dominance appears to be long gone. The demise of the one?party system may have been expected to usher in a new era where benefits of the government policies and economic development are more widely shared. But, such a change has yet to take place. Why not? At the same time, there is a strong perception that the pace of much?needed economic reforms slowed down under the new political arrangement. Why? This Institutional and Governance Review (IGR) addresses these crucial questions, and in so doing tries to offer some insights into how Mexico's democratic governance may be strengthened over time. Taking into consideration the evidence collected for this work, the study argues that Mexico is well positioned to start its second transition towards effective democratic governance in the country, but to do so will require addressing certain socio-political obstacles that continue to limit the full effects of democratic accountability.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC 2007-03
Subjects:	ABUSE OF POWER, ACCOUNTABILITY, ALLEGIANCE, BANKING SECTOR, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CITIZEN, CITIZEN VOICE, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, CONSENSUS, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN, CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM, CORPORATISM, CORRUPTION, COUNTRY'S COMPETITIVENESS, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION PROCESS, DECREES, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY, DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION, DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE, DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS, DEMOCRATIC PROCESSES, DEMOCRATIC REGIME, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC ELITES, ECONOMIC REFORMS, ELECTION, ELECTORAL COMPETITION, ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY, ELECTORAL LAW, ELECTORAL PROCESS, ELECTORAL SYSTEM, EXECUTIVE BRANCH, EXPENDITURE, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FEDERALISM, GOVERNANCE CHALLENGES, GOVERNANCE CONSTRAINTS, GOVERNANCE PROBLEMS, GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GOVERNORS, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, INCOME, INCOME LEVEL, INEQUALITY, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL REFORM, INSTITUTIONAL REFORMS, INSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESSES, INTEREST GROUPS, JUDICIAL INSTITUTIONS, JUDICIARY, LABOR UNIONS, LEGAL CHANGES, LEGISLATIVE COALITION, LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATURE, LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, LIBERATION, LOWER HOUSE, MULTIPARTY DEMOCRACY, MUNICIPALITY, NATIONAL CONSENSUS, NATIONAL LEVEL, ORDINARY CITIZENS, PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM, POLICE FORCE, POLICY CREDIBILITY, POLICY ISSUES, POLICY MAKING, POLICY MAKING PROCESS, POLICY OUTCOMES, POLITICAL COMPETITION, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POLITICAL INFLUENCE, POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS, POLITICAL ISSUES, POLITICAL LEADERS, POLITICAL LEADERSHIP, POLITICAL LIFE, POLITICAL PARTIES, POLITICAL POWER, POLITICAL POWERS, POLITICAL PROCESS, POLITICAL REFORMS, POLITICAL SYSTEM, POLITICAL SYSTEMS, POLITICIANS, PRESIDENCY, PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC ACCESS, PUBLIC ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC GOODS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC OFFICIALS, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC POLICY, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC SERVANTS, PUBLIC SERVICES, PUBLIC SPENDING, REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY, REPRESENTATIVES, RULE OF LAW, SENATE, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL REFORMS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SERVICES, STATE FUNCTIONS, STATE GOVERNMENT, STATE INSTITUTIONS, SUBNATIONAL LEVELS, TAX LAWS, TAXATION, TRANSPARENCY, UNDUE INFLUENCE, VESTED INTERESTS, VOTING,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/01/7595392/democratic-governance-mexico-beyond-state-capture-social-polarization https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7689
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