THE ELUSIVE DEMOCRACY.
The Mexican transition to democracy has not been completed in terms of either the destitution of the authoritarian regime or the establishment of a democratic regime, a situation that explains the continuity of authoritarian practices and culture in public life. Not only did the Partido Revolucionar...
| Publicado en: | Latin American Research Review Vol. 45; pp. 79 - 108 |
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