Mechanisms of preserving the power of the dominant party in an authoritarian regime in Mexico
Abstract
The article focuses on the basic mechanisms of maintaining power by the Institutional revolutionary party in Mexico during the period of the authoritarian regime. The authors analyze the features of the Mexican political regime characterized by the absence of competition, availability of patronage and clientelism. The article notes that institutional characteristics and informal practices contributed to the stability of the political regime and the one-party dominance, but complicated the development of modern democratic institutions and the consolidation of democracy in Mexico.
About the Authors
A. M. Grishina
Институт научной информации по общественным наукам РАН
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. Yu. Meleshkina
ИНИОН РАН; МГИМО (У) МИД России
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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