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Mexico : democracy interrupted

von Jo Tuckman

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In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover-after 71 years of PRI dominance-was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with extensive reporting experience investigates the nation's young democracy, its shortcomings and achievements, and why the PRI is favored to retake the presidency in 2012.Jo Tuckman reports on the murky, terrifying world of Mexico's drug wars, the counterproductive government strategy, and the impact of U.S. policies. She describes the reluctance and inability of politicians to seriously tackle rampant corruption, environmental degradation, pervasive poverty, and acute inequality. To make matters worse, the influence of non-elected interest groups has grown and public trust in almost all institutions-including the Catholic church-is fading. The pressure valve once presented by emigration is also closing. Even so, there are positive signs: the critical media cannot be easily controlled, and small but determined citizen groups notch up significant, if partial, victories for accountability. While Mexico faces complex challenges that can often seem insurmountable, Tuckman concludes, the unflagging vitality and imagination of many in Mexico inspire hope for a better future.… (mehr)
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A very readable and accesible account of the the principle political and societal forces and issues confronting Mexico since the election of Vicente Fox in 2000. This significant milestone - the transition of the Presidency from the single party hegemony of PRI to the PAN - has not (entirely unsurprisingly) been the panacea some were perhaps tempted to believe at the time.

Jo Tuckman describes and assesses very well the many profound challenges which the Mexican people face in their quest for democractic stability and accountability, including the dreadful Drugs War. She has a journalist's aptitude for the human dimension, thus avoiding an overly dense academic assessment of these travails.

I recommend this book very highly, and encourage all those interested in this wonderful yet troubled country to read it. ( )
  mexican_tom | Feb 23, 2014 |
Ms. Tuckman is a fine writer with a keen mind and an impressive vocabulary. She has the ability to select the precise word to describe her point. She comprehensively reports on the state of Mexican politics since the election (and before as is necessary to explain the present) of the vacuous and disappointing Vicente Fox. Ms. Tuckman employs a clinical approach to her analyses of the various aspects of Mexican society, culture and politics. She is aware but not compassionate.

There is an air of European superiority wafting through her book as she examines the foibles of the various groups which constitute Mexican society. Yet it is a fascinating, well-researched book and I agree with "GypsyJon" that it is engrossing, and that the Mexican people (while perhaps not "wonderful") are decent and hard working and, most of all, long suffering. A question not directly discussed by Ms. Tuckman is whether the people who make up Mexico have it in their character to cast off, once and for all, the corrupt, corrupt, corrupt system that has plagued them since the days of Agustin de Iturbide. I doubt it. I sincerely hope I am wrong. (P.S., the recent arrest of "La Muestra" [E.E.Gordillo] is a very good sign, indeed.)(P.S.S, If you want to know about the cartels go to BorderlandBeat.com, or, El Blog del Narco (oh my). ( )
  BayanX | Dec 16, 2013 |
I was totally engrossed in this book. If you have traveled to Mexico you know what wonderful people they are. This book describes recent history in Mexico. It is complete and very well written. I give this book an A+ rating. Read it!
  GypsyJon | Jul 7, 2012 |
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In 2000, Mexico's long invincible Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) lost the presidential election to Vicente Fox of the National Action Party (PAN). The ensuing changeover-after 71 years of PRI dominance-was hailed as the beginning of a new era of hope for Mexico. Yet the promises of the PAN victory were not consolidated. In this vivid account of Mexico's recent history, a journalist with extensive reporting experience investigates the nation's young democracy, its shortcomings and achievements, and why the PRI is favored to retake the presidency in 2012.Jo Tuckman reports on the murky, terrifying world of Mexico's drug wars, the counterproductive government strategy, and the impact of U.S. policies. She describes the reluctance and inability of politicians to seriously tackle rampant corruption, environmental degradation, pervasive poverty, and acute inequality. To make matters worse, the influence of non-elected interest groups has grown and public trust in almost all institutions-including the Catholic church-is fading. The pressure valve once presented by emigration is also closing. Even so, there are positive signs: the critical media cannot be easily controlled, and small but determined citizen groups notch up significant, if partial, victories for accountability. While Mexico faces complex challenges that can often seem insurmountable, Tuckman concludes, the unflagging vitality and imagination of many in Mexico inspire hope for a better future.

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