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- Contributors
- The Democratic Transformation of Mexican Politics
- Democracy from Independence to Revolution
- Mexican Elections, 1910–1994: Voters, Violence, and Veto Power
- Mexican Democracy in Comparative Perspective
- Municipalities and Policymaking
- Invigorating Federalism: The Emergence of Governors and State Legislatures as Powerbrokers and Policy Innovators
- The Dinosaur That Evolved: Changes to the PRI's Gubernatorial Candidate Selection, 1980–2009
- Holding Power: The PAN as Mexico's Incumbent Party
- The PRD and the Mexican Left
- Ulysses, the Sirens, and Mexico's Judiciary: Increasing Precommitments to Strengthen the Rule of Law
- The Fall of the Dominant Presidency: Lawmaking under Divided Government in Mexico
- Civil-Military Relations in Mexico: The Unfinished Transition
- Mexican Political Elites in a Democratic Setting
- Big Business, Democracy, and the Politics of Competition
- Organized Labor and Politics in Mexico
- Democracy in the Newsroom: The Evolution of Journalism and the News Media
- Social and Indigenous Movements in Mexico's Transition to Democracy
- NGOs and Human Rights
- Women, Politics, and Democratic Consolidation in Mexico: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
- Drug Traffickers as Political Actors in Mexico's Nascent Democracy
- Changing Dimensions of National Elections in Mexico
- Mexico's Campaigns and the Benchmark Elections of 2000 and 2006
- The Return of “the Local” to Mexican Politics
- Who Is the Mexican Voter?
- Polling and Pollsters as Agents of Change: A Historical Account of Public Opinion Research in Mexico from 1938 to 2010
- Regionalism in Mexican Electoral Politics
- U.S.-Mexico Relations and Mexican Domestic Politics
- Domestic and National Security Challenges in Mexico
- Mexico-U.S. Migration Policy: Historical Review and Contemporary Challenges
- Economy as Grand Guignol: The Postreform Era in Mexico
- The Path of Economic Liberalism
- Index
Abstract and Keywords
This article addresses several questions on business-state relations in democratic Mexico. It addresses the contemporary nature of business-state relations in Mexico and appraises the participation of the private sector in democratic policies. It then studies the evolution of the structure and internal makeup of Mexico's business sector and the degree of competitive dynamism of the Mexican private sector and economy as a whole. Finally, the article takes a look at some of the implications of these dynamics for Mexico's democratic consolidation.
Keywords: business-state relations, private sector, democratic policies, structure, internal makeup, business sector, competitive dynamism, democratic consolidation
Strom C. Thacker is professor of international relations and political science and associate dean of the faculty for the social sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University.
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- [UNTITLED]
- Contributors
- The Democratic Transformation of Mexican Politics
- Democracy from Independence to Revolution
- Mexican Elections, 1910–1994: Voters, Violence, and Veto Power
- Mexican Democracy in Comparative Perspective
- Municipalities and Policymaking
- Invigorating Federalism: The Emergence of Governors and State Legislatures as Powerbrokers and Policy Innovators
- The Dinosaur That Evolved: Changes to the PRI's Gubernatorial Candidate Selection, 1980–2009
- Holding Power: The PAN as Mexico's Incumbent Party
- The PRD and the Mexican Left
- Ulysses, the Sirens, and Mexico's Judiciary: Increasing Precommitments to Strengthen the Rule of Law
- The Fall of the Dominant Presidency: Lawmaking under Divided Government in Mexico
- Civil-Military Relations in Mexico: The Unfinished Transition
- Mexican Political Elites in a Democratic Setting
- Big Business, Democracy, and the Politics of Competition
- Organized Labor and Politics in Mexico
- Democracy in the Newsroom: The Evolution of Journalism and the News Media
- Social and Indigenous Movements in Mexico's Transition to Democracy
- NGOs and Human Rights
- Women, Politics, and Democratic Consolidation in Mexico: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
- Drug Traffickers as Political Actors in Mexico's Nascent Democracy
- Changing Dimensions of National Elections in Mexico
- Mexico's Campaigns and the Benchmark Elections of 2000 and 2006
- The Return of “the Local” to Mexican Politics
- Who Is the Mexican Voter?
- Polling and Pollsters as Agents of Change: A Historical Account of Public Opinion Research in Mexico from 1938 to 2010
- Regionalism in Mexican Electoral Politics
- U.S.-Mexico Relations and Mexican Domestic Politics
- Domestic and National Security Challenges in Mexico
- Mexico-U.S. Migration Policy: Historical Review and Contemporary Challenges
- Economy as Grand Guignol: The Postreform Era in Mexico
- The Path of Economic Liberalism
- Index
