Chapter 9. Schism

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. List of Presidents of Mexico, 1924–2006 xi
5. Introduction: The Politicians’ Testimony 1
6. Chapter 1. Politics at the Heart of the State 11
7. Chapter 2. The Strange Mexican State 31
8. Chapter 3. Did Structural Economic Failure Cause the Crises? 55
9. Chapter 4. The Macroeconomics of Elite Conflict 76
10. Chapter 5. The Crises That Didn’t Happen 94
11. Chapter 6. The Unwritten Rules 117
12. Chapter 7. The End of Stability 129
13. Chapter 8. Struggle 157
14. Chapter 9. Schism 181
15. Chapter 10. The Inevitability of Elite Politics 204
16. Appendix A. Mexican Fiscal Data 227
17. Appendix B. The Pre-Electoral Spending Cycle 229
18. Notes 233
19. Interview List 265
20. Bibliography 269
21. Index 283