Having unilaterally opened its borders to international competition and foreign
investment in the mid-1980s, Mexico has become one of the world's leading
proponents of economic liberalization. Nevertheless, as the recent uprising of
native peoples in Chiapas has made clear, economic reforms are not universally
welcomed.This book addresses the challenges brought about by the restructuring
of the Mexican economy at a time when multiple organizations of civil society
are demanding a democratic political transition in a system that has been
dominated by one party for nearly seventy years. The contributors identify the
key social and political actors--both domestic and international--involved in
promoting or resisting the new economic model and