Edgar W. Butler is Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Riverside. He holds a BA in Social Science, and a Ph.D. as well. He is the author and editor of numerous books and scientific papers on related subjects. James B. Pick is professor and former chair of the department of management and business at the University of Redlands. W. James Hettrick is the director of information systems for the City of Loma Linda, California, and the president/ceo of Information Systems Management Solutions, Inc. located in Redlands, California.

• An examination of the official results of the 1988 Mexican presidential election, E.W. Butler, James B. Pick and Glenda Jones; political change in the Mexico borderlands, E. W. Butler, J. B. Pick, G. Jones; modernization and political restoration, Rafael Segovia; Mexican policy and its implications for United States-Mexico relations, Tonatiuh Guillen Lopez; Mexico's 1988 elections, a turning point for its political development and foreign relations?, Roderic Ai Camp; the post-electoral conjuncture in Mexico and Mexican-Unites States relations, Carlos Rico Ferrat; political perspectives of Mexico - are Salinas and democracy compatible?, Juan Molinar Horcasitas; morality and democracy in Mexico - some personal reflections, Samuel I. del Villar; challenges for Mexico's opposition in the coming sexenio, Joseph L. Klesner; alternative Mexican political futures, M. Delal Baer; transfer of power in Mexico, Jose Carreno Carlon; the political future as viewed by the PAN, Jose Antonio Gandara Terrazas; the presidential succession - a commentary, Ricardo Pascoe Pierce; the Mexican presidential election in the mass media of the United States, Leonardo Ffrench Iduarte; consequences of the political transition in Mexico on its relationship with the United States, E.W. Butler and Jose Luis Reyna; the 1988 Mexican presidential election and the future, E. W. Butler and J.A. Bustamante.