Mexico Since 1980

by Herbert S. Klein, Stephen H. Haber, Noel Maurer, et al.

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521846412
• ISBN13: 9780521846417
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.7"