Description |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) |
Series |
Routledge studies in North American politics |
Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Framing the Debate -- 3. NAFTA, Modernisation and Democracy in Mexico -- 4. Top-down Democracy: NAFTA, Elites (Conditionality) and Institutional Change -- 5. Democratisation from Below: Civil Society and NAFTAs Democratic Legitimacy Problem -- 6. Conclusions and Epilogue: Recommendations for A Democratic NAFTA |
Summary |
After describing NAFTA as 'the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere', Donald Trump's election seemed to represent the final nail in the coffin for North American economic integration. Following a decade of stagnation, however, Trump's victory presents a timely opportunity to reconsider North American integration and evaluate NAFTA's democratic track record in Mexico. In this book, Pablo Calderón Martínez presents a detailed analysis of NAFTA's influence as a political tool for democracy in Mexico. Extending beyond a mere economic or social exploration of the consequences of NAFTA, Calderón Martínez uses a three-tiered analysis based on causality mechanisms to explain how the interactions between internationalisation and democratisation unfolded in Mexico. Calderón Martínez's analysis demonstrates that Mexico's internationalisation project under the framework of NAFTA gave shape to, if not made, Mexico's democratisation process. An original and timely resource for scholars and students interested in understanding how - in cases like Mexico where transitions to democracy are characterised by a finely poised balance of power - small influences from abroad can make significant long-lasting differences domestically |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
1. Introduction 2. Framing the Debate 3. NAFTA, Modernisation and Democracy in Mexico 4. 'Top-down' Democracy: NAFTA, Elites (Conditionality) and Institutional Change 5. Democratisation from Below: Civil Society and NAFTA's 'Democratic Legitimacy' Problem 6. Conclusions and Epilogue: Recommendations for A Democratic NAFTA |
SUBJECT |
North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92099941
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North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 December 17) fast |
Subject |
Democracy -- Economic aspects -- Mexico
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Caribbean & Latin American.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Trade & Tariffs.
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Democratization.
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Latin American Political Economy.
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Mark Aspinwall.
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Mexican Political Economy.
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Mexican Politics.
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North America.
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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
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North American Integration.
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North American Politics.
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North American Studies.
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Regionalism.
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Regional Politics.
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Side Effects: Mexico's Governance under NAFTA's Labor and Environmental Agreements.
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US-Mexico Relations.
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Democracy -- Economic aspects
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International economic relations
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Politics and government
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SUBJECT |
Mexico -- Foreign economic relations -- North America
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North America -- Foreign economic relations -- Mexico
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Mexico -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85084603
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Mexico
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North America
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781351110334 |
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1351110330 |
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9781351110341 |
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1351110349 |
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9781351110327 |
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1351110322 |
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9781351110358 |
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1351110357 |
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