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Caroline Beer's new book explores the consequences of democratic politics in Mexico. Focusing on struggles at the subnational level, she assesses how increased electoral competition alters the long-term distribution of power across political institutions in ways that shift power away from established elites and into the hands of ordinary citizens.
Electoral Competition and Institutional Change in Mexico includes compelling case study comparisons of three states with very different experiences with electoral democracy: Guanajuato, Hidalgo, and San Luis Potosí. These cases are then situated within a broader quantitative analysis of all thirty-one Mexican states. Beer's research reverses the causal arrow of many standard studies by focusing on the causes of institutional change rather than the consequences of institutional design. Her analysis reveals that the process of increasing electoral competition has unleashed new forces that have slowly eroded the power of centralized, authoritarian elites in Mexico.
Utilizing a theoretical framework that draws on insights from classic democratic theory, new institutionalist literature, and current critiques of contemporary Latin American democracy, Beer's important work represents the first comparative study of state legislatures and governors in Mexico and offers compelling insight into the bottom-up dynamics of Mexico's transition to democracy.
Contents
Introduction: Method Of Analysis; Democratization In Mexico; Overview Of The Book. The Consequences Of Electoral Competition: Theoretical Perspectives; What Are The Consequences Of Electoral Competition? Some Competing Views; Static Institutions - Representative Institutions And Accountability; Dynamic Institutions - Reviving Representative Institutions; Legislative Institutional; Political Recruitment And Candidate; Changing Decision-Making Arenas; The Case Of Mexico - Mexican Voters And The Prohibition On Reelection; Concluding Remarks. Legislative Change In Three States: Legislative Change In Mexico; Theoretical Considerations - Electoral Competition And Legislative Change; Evidence From Three Case Studies; Electoral Competition In The Three States; Autonomy; Resources; Decentralized Decision-Making Procedures; Level Of Activity; Evidence Of Change Through Time; Conclusions. Legislative Change Across The Nation; Local Legislatures In Mexico; Resources; Activity; Autonomy; Constituency Relations; Conclusions. The Recruitment Of Governors; Alternative Approaches To The Study Of Political Recruitment; Primary Elections; Political Recruitment Of Governors; The Selection Of Governors; The Removal Of Governors; The Consequences Of Inter-Party Competition On Gubernatorial Candidate; Empirical Evidence; Conclusions. Changing Decision-Making Arenas; Explaining Shifts In Policymaking Arenas - Previous Research; Electoral Competition And Decentralization In Mexico; Empirical Evidence; Concluding Remarks; Conclusion.
