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The (authoritarian) Governor's dilemma: supporting the national authoritarian regime without stoking local demands for political change
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2012)
Studies of authoritarian nations rarely consider the role and activities of regional officials. They are usually assumed to be the involuntary agents of national rulers, or the unwitting victims of local demands for political ...
Latin America's (legal) subnational authoritarian enclaves: the case of Mexico
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2006)
This article evaluates two arguments about how local leaders perpetuate authoritarian control over subnational governments amidst national democracy. One argument highlights the important role of political isolation in ...
The origins of Mexico's municipal usos y costumbres regimes: supporting local political participation or local authoritarian control?
(Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, División de Estudios Políticos, 2011)
Despite Mexico’s shift to nationally competitive politics, the majority of the nation’s subnational governments have experienced little to no political change. This study seeks to contribute to our understanding of subnational ...