Polling for Democracy: Public Opinion and Political Liberalization in MexicoPolling for Democracy is the first work to explore the importance of survey research in this developing country. Eight essays address not only the broad and specific aspects of the role that public opinion polling plays in Mexican politics but also the methodology of conducting individual surveys. The results of these polls provide compelling insights into the country's changing values and vividly reflect Mexico's political culture.p |
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Contents
Introduction Polling Public Opinion and the Mexican Polity | 1 |
The Mexican Setting Media and Public Opinion Polls | 15 |
Media Public Opinion Polls and the 1994 Mexican Presidential Election | 17 |
The Worst Opinions Public Opinion Polls Elections and the Media in Mexico 1994 | 37 |
Sources of Public Opinion What Survey Research Reveals about Changing Mexican Values | 57 |
Fading Memories of the Revolution Is Stability Eroding in Mexico? | 59 |
The Mexican Electorate in a North American Context Assessing Patterns of Political Engagement | 81 |
New Trading Partners What Survey Research Reveals about Canadians and Mexicans | 107 |
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| Title | Polling for Democracy: Public Opinion and Political Liberalization in Mexico G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series Latin American silhouettes :studies in history and culture Latin American silhouettes, ISSN 1043-657X |
| Editor | Roderic A. Camp |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0842025839, 9780842025836 |
| Length | 186 pages |
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