000 03996nam a22004935i 4500
001 187385
003 IT-RoAPU
005 20221214232321.0
006 m|||||o||d||||||||
007 cr || ||||||||
008 210621t20211997pau fo d z eng d
020 _a9780271076676
_qPDF
024 7 _a10.1515/9780271076676
_2doi
035 _a(DE-B1597)9780271076676
035 _a(DE-B1597)583642
040 _aDE-B1597
_beng
_cDE-B1597
_erda
050 4 _aF1236
_b.C46 1997eb
072 7 _aHIS025000
_2bisacsh
082 0 4 _a320.972
_222
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aCenteno, Miguel Angel
_eautore
245 1 0 _aDemocracy Within Reason :
_bTechnocratic Revolution in Mexico /
_cMiguel Angel Centeno.
264 1 _aUniversity Park, PA :
_bPenn State University Press,
_c[2021]
264 4 _c©1997
300 _a1 online resource (304 p.)
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
_bPDF
_2rda
505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tPreface --
_tList of Abbreviations --
_tINTRODUCTION --
_tChapter 1. Salinastroika --
_tChapter 2. The Technocratic State --
_tINSTITUTIONS --
_tChapter 3. The Autonomous Bureaucracy --
_tChapter 4. Inside the Machine --
_tELITES --
_tChapter 5. The Technocratic Vanguard --
_tChapter 6. Friends, Allies, and Families --
_tIDEOLOGY --
_tChapter 7. Modernity and Revolution --
_tChapter 8. Democracy within Reason --
_tCONCLUSION --
_tChapter 9. How Much of a Model --
_tPostscript --
_tBibliography --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
_2star
520 _aDuring the 1980s the Mexican regime faced a series of economic, social, and political disasters that led many to question its survival. Yet by 1992 the economy was again growing, with inflation under control and the confidence of international investors restored. Mexico was now touted as an example for regimes in Eastern Europe to emulate.How did Carlos Salinas and his team of technocrats manage to gain political power sufficient to impose their economic model? How did they sustain their revolution from above despite the hardships these changes brought for many Mexicans? How did they stage their remarkable political comeback and create their "democracy within reason"? Why did Salinas succeed in keeping control of his revolution while Mikhail Gorbachev failed to do so in his similar effort at radical reform?Miguel Centeno addresses these questions by analyzing three critical developments in the Mexican state: the centralization of power within the bureaucracy; the rise of a new generation of technocrats and their use of a complex system of political networks; and the dominance of a neoliberal ideology and technocratic vision that guided policy decisions and limited democratic participation. In his conclusion the author proposes some alternative scenarios for Mexico's future, including the role of NAFTA, and suggests lessons for the study of regimes undertaking similar transitions.Of obvious interest to students of contemporary Mexico and Latin America, the book will also be very useful for those analyzing the transition to the market in other countries, the role of knowledge in public policy, and the nature of the modern state in general.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 21. Jun 2021)
650 0 _aGovernment executives
_zMexico.
650 0 _aPolitical leadership
_zMexico.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Latin America / Mexico.
_2bisacsh
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9780271076676?locatt=mode:legacy
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271076676
856 4 2 _3Cover
_uhttps://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780271076676.jpg
942 _cEB
999 _c187385
_d187385