Abstract

EMMERICH, Gustavo Ernesto. The State of Democracy in Mexico. Norteamérica [online]. 2010, vol.5, n.1, pp.247-285. ISSN 2448-7228.

This report is an abridged version of a democratic audit of Mexico conducted by an independent group of Mexican scholars. Its results seem relevant at a time when the country is discussing how to enhance its very new democracy. Section A summarizes the conceptual and methodological approach adopted. Section B describes the Mexican context -mainly for the sake of foreign readers. Section C presents the main research findings. Section D contains the conclusions and some proposals. The foremost conclusion is that while Mexico has indeed made significant democratic advances, it still faces many challenges to improve the quality of its democracy.

Keywords : Mexico; democracy; governance; politics; democratic conditions.

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