Title: Neoporfirismo
Description: Influential leftist ideologue and two-time unsuccessful presidential candidate lambastes current regime for its neoliberal depredation of country's resources, which he argues is comparable to excesses of turn-of-century Porfirian regime that ended in revolution. Draws parallels between government of incumbent PRI party and that of Porfirio Díaz, and argues that so-called modernization of Mexico and spate of reforms recently passed to facilitate it are no more than mask for opulence and greed of ruling class at expense of general welfare.
Subjects: Politics and government, History
Places: Mexico
Time periods: 2000-, 1867-1910