Democracy Within Reason: Technocratic Revolution in Mexico

by Miguel Ángel Centeno

Book Overview

During 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271017015
• ISBN13: 9780271017013
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"