The illusion of civil society democratization and community mobilization in low-income Mexico

In the streets with Mexico's democracy movement -- From global economy to local politics -- Cerro del Cuatro and the origins of the UCI -- Mobilizing for basic needs -- Electoral strategy and the diminution of popular support -- From crisis to survival -- Democratization and changing politics -...

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1. Verfasser: Shefner, Jon (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: University Park, Pa Pennsylvania State University Press c2008
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Zusammenfassung:In the streets with Mexico's democracy movement -- From global economy to local politics -- Cerro del Cuatro and the origins of the UCI -- Mobilizing for basic needs -- Electoral strategy and the diminution of popular support -- From crisis to survival -- Democratization and changing politics -- Democratization, civil society, and class conflict.
"Addresses the success and failures of the Unión de Colonos Independientes (UCI), a community organization in Guadalajara, Mexico. Critiques the civil society concept and questions the strategy of political democratization as a way to assert control over the global economy"--Provided by publisher
"Addresses the success and failures of the Unión de Colonos Independientes (UCI), a community organization in Guadalajara, Mexico. Critiques the civil society concept and questions the strategy of political democratization as a way to assert control over the global economy"--Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-218) and index
Beschreibung:XIV, 224 S.
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24 cm
ISBN:9780271033846
978-0-271-03384-6
0271033843
0-271-03384-3
9780271033853
978-0-271-03385-3