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Summary:

"One of the most surprising developments in Mexico's transition to democracy is the outbreak of criminal wars and large-scale criminal violence. Why did Mexican drug cartels go to war as the country transitioned away from one-party rule? And why have criminal wars proliferated as democracy has consolidated and elections have become more competitive subnationally? In Votes, Drugs, and Violence, Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley develop a political theory of criminal violence in weak democracies that elucidates how democratic politics and the fragmentation of power fundamentally shape cartels' incentives for war and peace. Drawing on in-depth case studies and statistical analysis spanning more than two decades and multiple levels of government, Trejo and Ley show that electoral competition and partisan conflict were key drivers of the outbreak of Mexico's crime wars, the intensification of violence, and the expansion of war and violence to the spheres of local politics and civil society"-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Trejo, Guillermo (Writer on politics) , author

Contributors:

Ley, Sandra (Writer on politics) , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Votes, drugs, and violence: the political logic of criminal wars in Mexico [by Trejo, G.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Votes, drugs, and violence [by Trejo, G.] (1; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2020 — ISBN 9781108894807; LCCN 2020018254)

Subjects:

Democracy — Mexico — 21st century

Democratization — Mexico — 21st century

Mexico — Politics and government — 21st century

Drug control — Mexico — History — 21st century

2000-2099

Democratization

Politics and government

Drug control

Democracy

Mexico

Genres:

History

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

xx, 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Call Numbers:

JL1281 .T695 2020

ISBNs:

9781108841740 (hardcover)
1108841740 (hardcover)
9781108795272 (paperback)
1108795277 (paperback)
9781108894807 (electronic book) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2020018253

OCLC Numbers:

1152491926