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Citizens, Society, and the State

Citizens, Society, and the State

Map

HDI Map

Cleavages

• Urban vs. Ruralo 75% vs. 25%

• Economic

• Ethnicity

• Geographico North vs. South

Economic Cleavages

• Gini: 0.5o USA: .45o UK: .34o Nigeria: .49

Ethnic Cleavages

• 60% Mestizo

• 30% Amerindian

• 9% Caucasian

• 1% Other

• 56 officially recognized indigenous groups

• Aligns with economic cleavages

Civil Society

• State corporatism under PRI until 2000

• PAN turned towards a more open civil society

• PRI won reelection, not clear how things will turn out

• Explosion of internet as a tool for change

Interest Groups

• PRI state corporatism led to limited interest groups

• PRI is regularly accused of dealing with drug cartels, to the point where it could be argued that the cartels function as interest groups

Drug Cartels

• Control 90% of cocaine entering US

• $14-50 billion dollars

• Attempts to crack down have resulted in increased violence

• 60,000-100,000 deaths

Media

• Televisia had strong links to PRI

• Gradual loosening as PRI lost power

• "one of the hemisphere's most dangerous countries" - Reporters without Borders

• Huge Cartel influence/intimidation

• Large Internet audience

• Large Radio audience

Voting

“Compulsory”

Year % of Reg. Raw Number Registered % of Age Voting Age Population “Invalid”

2012 62.45% 48,425,584 77,547,511 63.71% 76,008,240 114,975,406 4.95%

2009 44.61% 34,560,344 77,470,785 47.77% 72,347,857 111,211,789 5.40%

2006 58.90% 42,026,083 71,351,585 63.62% 66,061,738 107,449,525 3%

2003 41.68% 26,968,371 64,710,596 43.44% 62,077,369 103,400,165 3.40%

2000 57.24% 30,214,419 52,789,209 48.20% 62,684,899 100,294,036 2.80%

1997 57.69% 30,120,221 52,208,966 54.36% 55,406,943 95,529,212

1994 77.73% 35,545,831 45,729,053 65.89% 53,944,640 93,008,000

1991 61.11% 24,149,001 39,517,979 49.99% 48,309,800 87,836,000 4.20%

1988 49.43% 18,820,415 38,074,926 41.37% 45,496,550 82,721,000 3.30%

Social Movements

• Tlatelolco Plaza

• Zapatista Uprising

• Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca

• #yosoy132

Mexico?

Given a set of Indicators, identify Mexico and others.

Each slide contains Mexico, US, Russia, China, UK.

Youth Unemployment

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)

• 9.8%

• 17.3%

• 15.2%

• 20.0%

• Data for China is unavailable

Youth Unemployment

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24)

• 9.8% - Mexico

• 17.3% - United States

• 15.2% - Russia

• 20.0% - United Kingdom

• Data for China is unavailable

Military Size

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

• 1.0%

• 0.5%

• 0.6%

• 1.8%

• 0.4%

Military Size

Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force)

• 1.0% - United States

• 0.5% - United Kingdom

• 0.6% - Mexico

• 1.8% - Russia

• 0.4% - China

Power Consumption

Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)

• 5,516

• 3,298

• 2,092

• 13,246

• 6,486

Power Consumption

Electric power consumption (kWh per capita)

• 5,516 - United Kingdom

• 3,298 - China

• 2,092 - Mexico

• 13,246 - United States

• 6,486 - Russia

Forestry

Forest area (% of land area)

• 33.3%

• 33.3%

• 22.5%

• 11.9%

• 49.4%

Forestry

Forest area (% of land area)

• 33.3% - Mexico

• 33.3% - USA

• 22.5% - China

• 11.9% - United Kingdom

• 49.4% - Russia

Infant Mortality

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

• 12.9

• 14.3

• 6.2

• 9.4

• 4.2

Infant Mortality

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)

• 12.9 - China

• 14.3 - Mexico

• 6.2 - United States

• 9.4 - Russia

• 4.2 - United Kingdom

Air Transport

Air transport, passengers carried

• 730,796,000

• 292,160,000

• 111,934,000

• 50,555,000

• 29,539,000

Air Transport

Air transport, passengers carried

• 730,796,000 - United States

• 292,160,000 - China

• 111,934,000 - United Kingdom

• 50,555,000 - Russia

• 29,539,000 - Mexico

Cell Phones

Cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) *

• 179.3

• 130.8

• 95.3

• 82.4

• 73.2

Cell Phones

Cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) *

• 179.3 - Russia

• 130.8 - United Kingdom

• 95.3 - United States

• 82.4 - Mexico

• 73.2 - China

Exports

Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)

• 93.3

• 72.3

• 68.3

• 63.4

• 13.2

Exports

Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)

• 93.3 - China

• 72.3 - Mexico

• 68.3 - United Kingdom

• 63.4 - United States

• 13.2 - Russia

Referenceshttp://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7XbocXsFkI

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1205074.stm

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1119795

http://www.counterpunch.org/2009/02/17/zapatista-villages-become-hot-tourist-destinations/

http://www.photius.com/countries/mexico/national_security/mexico_national_security_police_and_law_enfor~516.html

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

http://www.televisa.com/quienes/

http://www.democracynow.org/2006/6/15/mexican_police_accused_of_killing_11

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7646473.stm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10681249

http://geology.com/world/mexico-map.gif

http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/mexicodrugwar.html