Important Names
Current President of Mexico.
Claudia Sheinbaum.
HDI
Human Development Index
When two variables share a third but unknown factor in common which influences both.
Correlation.
Mexico's various cleavages are troubling, particularly because they are this...
Coinciding
Political party that dominated Mexican politics through the year 2000.
PRI.
The PREVIOUS President of Mexico.
AMLO
IMF
International Monetary Fund
When one variable has a direct, measurable impact on another.
Causation.
Mexico, for most of the 20th century, lived under a political system best known as this.
Democratic Dictatorship or Perfect Dictatorship
Left-leaning populist government created by AMLO.
MORENA
His victory in the election of 2000 brought nearly 100 years of PRI rule to an end.
Vicente Fox.
INE
Mexico's electoral watchdog.
When groups form and operate outside the control of the government.
Civil Society.
Mexico does have a lot of cleavages. But this definitely isn't one.
Religion
Left leaning party founded in 1988 which AMLO left to create MORENA.
PRD
His 30ish year reign of dictatorial rule led directly to the Mexican Revolution.
Porfirio Diaz
ISI
Import Substitution Industrialization
When the government chooses which civil society groups to allow and often co-opts them.
Corporatism
Mexico's two most difficult cleavages are...
North v. South (Regional) and Ethnic
Pro-business, pro-Catholic party.
PAN
His "Cry of Dolores" led Mexico to declare independence from Spain.
Miguel Hidalgo
AMLO
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Fmr Mexican Prez)
A relationship in which one person gets something in exchange for supporting someone else or for supporting a specific party.
Patron-Client
Mexico has been troubled for decades by cartels. None larger than this.
Sinaloa Cartel or New Generation Cartel
A body which represents all indigenous peoples of Mexico.
National Indigenous Congress.