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Author:

Schlefer, Jonathan, 1949-

Title:

Palace politics : how the ruling party brought crisis to Mexico / Jonathan Schlefer.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Texas Press,

Copyright Date:

2008

Description:

x, 297 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Mexico--Politics and government--20th century.
Partido Revolucionario Institucional--History--20th century.
Mexico--Economic conditions--20th century.
Elite (Social sciences)--Mexico--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-281) and index.

Contents:

Politics at the heart of the state -- The strange Mexican state -- Did structural economic failure cause the crises? -- The macroeconomics of elite conflict -- The crises that didn't happen -- The unwritten rules -- The end of stability -- Struggle -- Schism -- The inevitability of elite politics -- Mexican fiscal data -- The pre-electoral spending cycle.

ISBN:

029271758X (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780292717589 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292717571 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780292717572 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)152560379

LCCN:

2007027198

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)