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

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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

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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

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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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