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The sources of democratic responsiveness in Mexico [electronic resource] / Matthew R. Cleary.

By: Cleary, Matthew R.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Series: Recent titles from the Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies.Publisher: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2010Description: xii, 253 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.Subject(s): Political participation -- Mexico | Democracy -- Mexico | Government accountability -- Mexico | Elections -- Mexico | Mexico -- Politics and government -- 2000-Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 324.973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
What good are elections in Mexico? -- Elections and democratic responsiveness -- Political participation and democratic responsiveness -- Testing hypotheses about responsiveness : the public services approach -- Testing hypotheses about responsiveness : the public finance approach -- Electoral and participatory mechanisms in action -- Conclusion: The sources of democratic responsiveness in Mexico -- Appendix: Fractionalization indices as measures of electoral competitiveness.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What good are elections in Mexico? -- Elections and democratic responsiveness -- Political participation and democratic responsiveness -- Testing hypotheses about responsiveness : the public services approach -- Testing hypotheses about responsiveness : the public finance approach -- Electoral and participatory mechanisms in action -- Conclusion: The sources of democratic responsiveness in Mexico -- Appendix: Fractionalization indices as measures of electoral competitiveness.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.