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Political Economy of Mexico
ILRIC 339
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 3
03/08/2007

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Vicente Fox
Definition
PAN president of 2000-2006
struggled with issues of immigration, congressional support, and human rights. PAN maverick that was criticized by both sides and known for not getting much done, partially due to the congressional stalement but also his ineptness in politiking
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Oaxaca- Popular Assembly of the Oaxacan people APPO
Definition
1. Teacher's strike for hirer wages
2. Tear gassed and repressed by unpopular governor
3. Massive public issue- pop movement: ousting of Ulises Ruiz
4. Idigenous population supported movement as well
5. Radio popular tool
6. American journalist killed, Calderon sends in troops
Term
Felipe Calderon
Definition
1. winning 2006 PAN candidate for president- sent in federal troops to ocaxa to end violence there
2. Dark horse at first, president of the PAN.
3. political brat
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Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Definition
Opposing candidate to Calderon representing PRD- coalition for the good of all. Cardenas successor in Mexico City. Popular movement leader, very down to earth
used to be memeber of PRI.
Term
President Carlos Salinas
Definition
1988-1994. Won very contested elections against Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, negotiated and implemented NAFTA, negotiated the Brady Plan, encouraged election reformed
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Portifio Diaz
Definition
politically closed 1870-1910
economic modernization
extensive poverty 29% died within first year-infant mortality
1/4 population illiterate
"effective sufferage": 7 times
constrained press
first railway-veracruz
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Francisco Madero
Definition
Ran opposed to Diaz, with eductate middle class, called for revolt against Diaz, assianated.
Term
Carranza
Definition
Middle class Rancher represented the self made man took power after beating out two other revolutionary groups and ending Diaz's regime
Term
Article 3
Definition
Discusses the matter of education in Mexico, and its main principle is that all of the education financed by the state is to be free and non-religious.
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Article 130
Definition
formal seperation of church and state
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Article 27
Definition
state ownership of land, expropriation makes land reform possible
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Article 123
Definition
Covers the rights of workers, including the eight-hour work day, the right to strike, the right to a day's rest per week, and the right to a proper indemnization following unjustified termination of the working relationship by the employer.

Article 123 was perhaps the most radical of the provisions contained in the Constitution of 1917. This article granted the working class an 8-hour work day, a 6-day workweek, and a minimum wage that was equal across sex and nationality lines. Article 123, also gave workers the right to organize and go on strike. These labor initiatives were intended to give the working class a relief to the many abuses and hardships they faced from previously uncontrolled labor managers.
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Legacy of Revolution/ Constitution
Definition
1) fear of violence/ instability - revolutionary figures were know to be strong men, that often sought more power then change
2) Legitimized popular demand- cries for the peasants, and for land reform were echoed throughout the revolution
3) Legal protection for workers/peasants
4)no re-election
5) symbolic capital terms, policies, symbols
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Cardenas Reforms:
Definition
1) Agrarian: distributed land to families and ejidos
2) Nationalization of oil
3) independent foreign policy
4)socialist education
5) centralization of mass organization
6) Established PRI- sectoral representation, workers middle class sectors
Term
How do Cardenas reforms relate to concerns of the revolution
Definition
Followed through on Article 27, gave the land back to the people. Nationalizing the oil gave the richness of Mexico back to the people. Helped raised concerns of labor and other working class. Attempt at the best education system feasible
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Establishment of PRI
Definition
Dominant party of mexico -30s/40s
-sectoral representation of peasants, workers, middle class
-large board party with many different ideological perspectives
-incorporated potentially conflictual groups( offered formal rule, representation, and material benefits in return for loyalty and discipline)
Term
Presidentalism
Definition
authority and power concentrated to president
Term
1920s
Definition
1. Obregon enacts land reform and clerical reform
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"Perfect Dictaroship"
Definition
Presidentalism
reffers to this time
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1940s and 50s
Definition
Co-optation
-central left: ties to everyone peasants, workers, middle class
-inherit revolution
-loyal opization:PAN
-got rid of left parties
-communism : illegal
-electoral fraud
-did not rep formal business interest
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Pendulum Theory
Definition
liberal to conservative
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dedazo
Definition
picked out successor
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ejido
Definition
group of landowners
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destapo
Definition
unveiling of next president
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co-optation
Definition
idea to bring dissenters to the party, everyone from the left. had the money
bureacratic, limited jobs for students
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