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Mexico, July 2012
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Democracy Interrupted
Yale University Press
July 2012
On Sale: July 3, 2012
328 pages
ISBN: 0300160313
EAN: 9780300160314
Kindle: B008CPOVHI
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Non-Fiction
In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional
Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to
Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing
changeover—after 71 years of PRI dominance—was hailed as the
beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises
of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid
account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with
extensive reporting experience investigates the nation's
young democracy, its shortcomings and achievements, and why
the PRI is favored to retake the presidency in 2012. Jo Tuckman reports on the murky, terrifying world of
Mexico's drug wars, the counterproductive government
strategy, and the impact of U.S. policies. She describes the
reluctance and inability of politicians to seriously tackle
rampant corruption, environmental degradation, pervasive
poverty, and acute inequality. To make matters worse, the
influence of non-elected interest groups has grown and
public trust in almost all institutions—including the
Catholic church—is fading. The pressure valve once presented
by emigration is also closing. Even so, there are positive
signs: the critical media cannot be easily controlled, and
small but determined citizen groups notch up significant, if
partial, victories for accountability. While Mexico faces
complex challenges that can often seem insurmountable,
Tuckman concludes, the unflagging vitality and imagination
of many in Mexico inspire hope for a better future.
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