Toward Mexico's Democratization

Jorge I. Dominguez is the Director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University. Alejandro Poire is a young scholar at Harvard University and is Visiting Professor at Instituto Technologico Autonomo de Mexico.

"The work of Chand, Mixrahi, and Bruhn provides readers with valuable insights into the inner workings of two of Mexico's most important political parties." -- Caroline C. Beer, University of Vermont

• List of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. Jorge I. Domínguez --The Transformation of Mexico's Electoral and Party Systems, 1988-1997: An Introduction 2. Alejandro Poir --Retrospective Voting, Partisanship, and Loyalty in Presidential Elections: 1994 3. Linda S. Stevenson --Gender Politics in the Mexican Democratization Process: Electing Women and Legislating Sex Crimes and Affirmative Action, 1988-97 4. Kathleen Bruhn --The Resurrection of the Mexican Left in the 1997 Elections: Implications for the Party System 5. Alejandro Moreno --Campaign Awareness and Voting in the 1997 Mexican Congressional Elections 6. Chappell Lawson --Why Cardenas Won: The 1997 Elections in Mexico City 7. Alberto Cinta --Uncertainty and Electoral Behavior in Mexico in the 1997 Congressional Elections 8. Beatriz Magaloni --Is the PRI Fading? Economic Performance, Electoral Accountability and Voting Behavior in the 1994 and 1997 Elections Index