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Mr. Kuppens
Mexico and LDCs Study Guide
Economic Sectors
• Primary-Agriculture • Secondary – Industry Developing• Tertiary – Services Developed
Two categories for Comparison
• Newly industrializing Countries- have experienced both economic growth and democratization, a process known as Compressed Modernity. Example of this Mexico
• Less Developed Counties Form a larger category than newly industrializing countries. They have experienced political and economic change but have not developed distinct characteristics of advanced democracies. Example Nigeria
Political Culture
• Religion kicked out of Mexican Politics in the 1920s
• Patron-Clientelism- network of camarillas extends from the political elites to vote mobilizing organizations throughout the country
Porfiriato 1876-1911
• Stability• Authoritarianism• Foreign investment and Economic growth• Growing gap between rich and the poor• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/m
exico_sewerdiving
Russia, China Mexico
Motivations• Defeat authoritarian
government; Marxist ideology
• Drive out foreign devils; nationalism
• Defeat authoritarian government; elite power struggle; break dependency on foreign governments
Characteristics• Violent, sudden change• Regional warlordism,
violent, sudden change• Conflict among elites;
violent
Outcomes
• 4 year civil; Marxism-Leninism one party state• Chaos; triumph of Maoism; one party state• Years of violence; instability; one party state• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HqTFvCt
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Lazaro Cardenas
• Roosevelt of Mexico• Ejidos-land taken away from big landlords and
foreigners and redistributed to be worked by peasants
• Nationalization of industry- PEMEX-oil• Invested in Public works• http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/m
exico_bullfighting?source=relatedvideo
Mexican Miracle
• Oil and gas• Busted in the 1980s when prices fell• Gov borrowed heavily against expectations
that oil prices would remain high forever• http://www.alansilvestri.com/video2-the-mexi
can-miracle-43.htm
What did they do?
• Sharp cuts in Gov spending• Debt reduction• Privatization• Random NAFTA clip• http://econ.st/JM61Me
Social classes
• Urban v Rural• Mestizo v Amerindian- Mestizo rich• North v South- north middle class educated,
market based economy. South poor, uneducated agriculture economy
• http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/03/nogales_winter_produce_fruits_and_veggies_travel_from_mexico_to_your_supermarket.html
Elections
• Voters vote forPresident, Chamber of Deputy Representatives and senators and local officials
Judiciary
• Not independent• No system of judicial review• Code of law not common law• Federal and state courts
Hints
• Know about the Gini, PPP, HDI. What they means, how they are used
• Be able to compare Russia and Mexico’s political party system
• Contrast PRD and PAN parties• NAFTA• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWlp2M_
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