The poverty of democracy: Neoliberal reforms and political participation of the poor in Mexico

Latin American Politics and Society

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 87-122

  Holzner, Claudio A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; MARKET DEVELOPMENT; NEOLIBERALISM; POLICY REFORM; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; POVERTY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34250197521     PISSN: 1531426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2007.tb00408.x     Document Type: Article

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