ISSN:
0023-8791
Language:
Spanish
Titel der Quelle:
Latin American research review : LARR : the journal of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
Publ. der Quelle:
Pittsburgh, Pa : LASA
Angaben zur Quelle:
Vol. 50, No. 1 (2015), p. 5
DDC:
390
Abstract:
The present study analyzes the role of collective remittances in promoting democratic consolidation amid the decentralization of political decision making in Mexico. Specifically, I analyze how the remittance-matching program 3x1 para Migrantes conditions municipal politics in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. To this end, I evaluate 3x1 para Migrantes investment patterns across Guanajuato's forty-six municipalities for the period 2001-2011. The results of my study indicate that, under the right conditions, remittances channeled through the 3x1 program stimulate higher levels of voter participation and in this manner have the potential to contribute to democratic growth. However, data patterns also indicate that 3x1 investments share a positive correlation with election cycles, demonstrating that local authorities may use the 3x1 program to garner political support. In this respect, my analysis calls into question the depth of democratic consolidation at the municipal level in the state of Guanajuato.
URL:
http://search.proquest.com/docview/1665220895
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