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The Drug War in Mexico

Confronting a Shared Threat

By: David A. Shirk

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The Drug War in Mexico

Confronting a Shared Threat

By: David A. Shirk

The drug war in Mexico has caused some U.S. analysts to view Mexico as a failed or failing state. While these fears are exaggerated, the problems of widespread crime and violence, government corruption, and inadequate access to justice pose grave challenges for the Mexican state. The Obama administration has therefore affirmed its commitment to assist Mexico through continued bilateral collaboration, funding for judicial and security sector reform, and building "resilient communities."David A. Shirk analyzes the drug war in Mexico, explores Mexico's capacities and limitations, examines the factors that have undermined effective state performance, assesses the prospects for U.S. support to strengthen critical state institutions, and offers recommendations for reducing the potential of state failure. He argues that the United States should help Mexico address its pressing crime and corruption problems by going beyond traditional programs to strengthen the country's judicial and security sector capacity and help it build stronger political institutions, a more robust economy, and a thriving civil society.

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Council on Foreign Relations

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0876094426

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9780876094426

Contemporary Mexican Politics

By: Emily Edmonds-Poli,David A. Shirk

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Contemporary Mexican Politics

By: Emily Edmonds-Poli,David A. Shirk

This comprehensive and engaging text explores contemporary Mexico's political, economic, and social development and examines the most important policy issues facing the country today. Readers will find this widely praised book continues to be the most current and accessible work available on Mexico’s politics and policy.

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393

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Rowman & Littlefield

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153812193X

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9781538121931

Mexico's New Politics

The PAN and Democratic Change

By: David A. Shirk

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Mexico's New Politics

The PAN and Democratic Change

By: David A. Shirk

Tracing the key themes and dynamics of a century of political development in Mexico, David Shirk explores the evolution of the party that ultimately became the vehicle for Fox's success.

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298

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Lynne Rienner Publishers

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1588262707

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9781588262707

The Drug War in Mexico

Confronting a Shared Threat

By: David A. Shirk

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Confronting a Shared Threat

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The Beats: A Very Short Introduction

By: David Sterritt

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The Beats: A Very Short Introduction

By: David Sterritt

This book offers a concise overview of the social, cultural, and aesthetic sensibilities of the Beat Generation, explaining how their drastic visions and radical styles challenged postwar America's dominant values in ways that can still be felt in literature, cinema, music, theatre, and the visual arts.

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145

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Oxford University Press

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0199796777

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9780199796779

A Behavioral Theory of Elections

By: Jonathan Bendor,Daniel Diermeier,David A. Siegel,Michael M. Ting

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A Behavioral Theory of Elections

By: Jonathan Bendor,Daniel Diermeier,David A. Siegel,Michael M. Ting

Most theories of elections assume that voters and political actors are fully rational. While these formulations produce many insights, they also generate anomalies--most famously, about turnout. The rise of behavioral economics has posed new challenges to the premise of rationality. This groundbreaking book provides a behavioral theory of elections based on the notion that all actors--politicians as well as voters--are only boundedly rational. The theory posits learning via trial and error: actions that surpass an actor's aspiration level are more likely to be used in the future, while those that fall short are less likely to be tried later. Based on this idea of adaptation, the authors construct formal models of party competition, turnout, and voters' choices of candidates. These models predict substantial turnout levels, voters sorting into parties, and winning parties adopting centrist platforms. In multiparty elections, voters are able to coordinate vote choices on majority-preferred candidates, while all candidates garner significant vote shares. Overall, the behavioral theory and its models produce macroimplications consistent with the data on elections, and they use plausible microassumptions about the cognitive capacities of politicians and voters. A computational model accompanies the book and can be used as a tool for further research.

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269

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Princeton University Press

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1400836808

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9781400836802

Black Banners of ISIS

The Roots of the New Caliphate

By: David J. Wasserstein,David Wasserstein

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Black Banners of ISIS

The Roots of the New Caliphate

By: David J. Wasserstein,David Wasserstein

Introduction: the Islamic State -- Caliphate -- Administration -- Revenue -- Religion -- Women, and children too -- Christians and Jews and ... -- Apocalypse now -- Conclusion

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Yale University Press

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030022835X

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9780300228359

Book's by David A. Shirk

The Drug War in Mexico

The Drug War in Mexico

Contemporary Mexican Politics

Contemporary Mexican Politics

Mexico's New Politics

Mexico's New Politics

The Drug War in Mexico

The Drug War in Mexico

The Beats: A Very Short Introduction

The Beats: A Very Short Introduction

A Behavioral Theory of Elections

A Behavioral Theory of Elections

Black Banners of ISIS

Black Banners of ISIS

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