This book analyses Mexico's current and future prospects to cover the dramatic developments in 1987. It assesses the social and political impact of the elections, earthquakes, and the continuing cycle of economic crisis, recovery, and renewed crisis.
Foreword -- Preface -- Preface to First Edition -- Introduction -- A Brief Political History -- Political Institutions, Processes, and Actors -- The Politics of Stability -- Economic and Social Policy -- Foreign Policy: In the Giant's Shadow -- Oil Policy: A Case Study of Mexican Development -- Alternative Visions of Mexican Development