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This ideal introduction to U.S.-Mexican relations moves from conflicts all through the nineteenth century up to contemporary democratic elections in Mexico. Domínguez and Fernández de Castro deftly trace the path of the relationship between these North American neighbors from bloody conflicts to (wary) partnership. By covering immigration, drug trafficking, NAFTA, democracy, environmental problems, and economic instability, the second edition ...

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Recent elections in Mexico have seen dramatic changes in public opinion toward political parties. Focusing on the elections of 1994 and 1997, the book evaluates campaign strategies, voting habits, party loyalty and the decline of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). It begins by situating the transformation of Mexico's parties in historical context, then goes on to consider the role of gender and the resurgence of the Mexican left. The...

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Jorge I. Dominguez has brought together experts from Latin America, the Caribbean and the US to explore transnational aspects of crime, migration, trade, security, democracy, and international financial institutions in the Americas. They consider the effect of drug trafficking on government, the economy, and the rule of law, at both national and hemispheric levels. They look at the policy implications of migration and immigration trends, as we...

In Constructing Democratic Governance, Jorge I. Dominguez and Abraham F. Lowenthal bring together a distinguished group of scholars to assess how well democracy has been working in this volatile part of the world. The authors find that serious problems still plague these new democracies. Many of these problems are related to the political institutions, including political parties, the civil service, and the justice system. Part I introduces br...

The second edition of Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations focuses on the near-neighbors of the United States'Mexico, Cuba, the Caribbean, and Central America'as well as the larger countries of South America'including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Each chapter addresses a country's relations with the United States, and each considers themes that are unique to that country's bilateral relations as well as those ...

Dominguez and Lawson's book fills an important gap in the systematic, analytical, empirical, and theoretical study of Mexican electoral politics."--Latin American Politics and Society"A major effort at analyzing the pivotal Mexican presidential elections of July 2000, using best practices derived from American electoral studies. This book will serve as a benchmark for subsequent studies within Mexico, and for comparative international studies....

With the fall of the Soviet Union and the acceleration of global economic, political, and social pressures, Mexico, Central, and South America have undergone vast transformations. This collection details these changes and updates the scholarship on a region once defined by the cold war and now struggling to define itself within the era of economic globalization and democratization. Rapid changes in the area have produced new and contentious sc...

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The transformation of the Cuban economy over the last decade is only likely to accelerate. In this edited volume, prominent Cuban economists and sociologists present a clear analysis of Cuba's economic and social circumstances and suggest steps for Cuba to reactivate economic growth and improve the welfare of its citizens.

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The second edition of Contemporary U.S.-Latin American Relations focuses on the near-neighbors of the United States¿Mexico, Cuba, the Caribbean, and Central Americäas well as the larger countries of South Americäincluding Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Each chapter addresses a country¿s relations with the United States, and each considers themes that are unique to that country¿s bilateral relations as well as those th...

In 2006, Felipe Calderon narrowly defeated Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico's hotly contested presidential election. Mexico's 2006 presidential race demonstrated the importance of contested elections in democratic consolidation. This book presents an examination of this historic election.

Dominguez and Lawson's book fills an important gap in the systematic, analytical, empirical, and theoretical study of Mexican electoral politics."--Latin American Politics and Society"A major effort at analyzing the pivotal Mexican presidential elections of July 2000, using best practices derived from American electoral studies. This book will serve as a benchmark for subsequent studies within Mexico, and for comparative international studies....