Democratizing Mexico
Subtitle: public opinion and electoral choices
By: Jorge I. Domínguez, James A. McCann.
Contributors: McCann, James A., 1962-
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Presidents -- Mexico -- Election -- Public opinion; Elections -- Mexico -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- Mexico; Democracy -- Mexico; Mexico -- Politics and government -- 1988-  -- Public opinion
Description: In this groundbreaking study of Mexican public opinion and elections, Jorge Dominguez and James McCann examine the attitudes and behaviors of Mexican voters from the 1950s to the 1990s and find evidence of both support for and increasing independence from the nation's ruling party. They make extensive use of polls conducted during the 1988, 1991, and 1994 national elections and draw from in-depth interviews with leading political figures, including major presidential candidates.

Although the 1994 presidential election showed that Mexican citizens are making their opinions known and felt at the polls, Dominguez and McCann argue that Mexico cannot be considered a democracy as long as party elites fail to ensure truly free and fair elections. Democratizing Mexico makes it clear, however, that Mexican citizens are ready for democratic politics.
Notes: Includes bibiliographical references (p. [233]-262) and index.
Written under auspices of the Center for International Affairs, Harvard University.