Abstract

BEY, Marguerite. Alternancia política y cambios en el escenario político local: el caso de Cuquío. Espiral (Guadalaj.) [online]. 2007, vol.13, n.38, pp.169-195. ISSN 1665-0565.

This text aims at showing the consequences at, local level, of political changes occurred in the last fifteen years as a result of the political opening in Mexico. The political transition not only opens a democratizing way in the country, but also, it is accompanied by a decentralization process that transfer important budgets to municipalities, it, totally, changes the way of making policies in the most local level. The case of Cuquío, very well-known in the country, illustrates these changes.

Keywords : democratización; política local; participación; descentralización; alternancia política.