Politics after Neoliberalism: Reregulation in Mexico (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)

The Shift From State-led To Market-oriented, Neoliberal Economic Policies Has Been One Of The Most Important Changes In The Developing World During The Last Two Decades. Although Much Existing Research Has Focused On Why Countries Choose These Neoliberal Policy Reforms And How They Implement Them, Richard Snyder's Study Breaks New Ground By Offering An Analysis Of Politics After Neoliberalism. The Book Proposes A Framework That Explains How Neoliberal Reforms, Rather Than Unleashing Market Forces, Actually Trigger Reregulation Processes Involving Strategic Interactions Between Political Entrepreneurs And Societal Groups. Depending On The Strengths And Strategies Of Politicians And Societal Groups, Reregulation Results In Different Types Of New Institutions For Market Governance With Contrasting Consequences For Economic Efficiency And Social Justice. This Framework Is Used In Conjunction With An Innovative Subnational Comparative Method To Analyze Fresh Evidence From Four Mexican States About The Politics Of Reregulation. By Showing That Neoliberal Reforms Result In Different Kinds Of New Regulatory Institutions At The Subnational Level, The Book Challenges The Widely Held View That These Reforms Have Set Countries On A Convergent Path Toward Laissez-faire Markets.--jacket. Pt. I. The Framework And Comparative Analysis. 1. Rethinking The Consequences Of Neoliberalism. 2. From Deregulation To Reregulation In The Mexican Coffee Sector -- Pt. Ii. The Cases. 3. Remarking Corporatism From Below: A Participatory Policy Framework In Oaxaca. 4. When Corporatism And Democracy Collide: An Exclusionary Policy Framework In Guerrero. 5. Peasants Against Oligarchs: Stalemate And Transition To A Participatory Policy Framework In Chiapas. 6. Oligarchs As The Dominant Force: An Exclusionary Policy Framework In Puebla -- Pt. Iii. Conclusion. 7. After Neoliberalism: What Next? Richard Snyder. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 219-238) And Index. The shift from state-led to market-oriented, neoliberal economic policies has been one of the most important changes in the developing world during the last two decades. Although much existing research has focused on why countries choose these neoliberal policy reforms and how they implement them, Richard Snyder's study offers an analysis of politics after neoliberalism. The book proposes a framework that explains how neoliberal reforms, rather than unleashing market forces, actually trigger 're-regulation' processes involving strategic interactions between political entrepreneurs and societal groups. Depending on the strengths and strategies of politicians and societal groups, reregulation results in different types of new institutions for market governance with contrasting consequences for economic efficiency and social justice. This framework is used in conjunction with an innovative subnational comparative method to analyze evidence from four Mexican states about the politics of reregulation During the past two decades, virtually all developing countries shifted from state-led to market-oriented neoliberal economic policies. This book analyzes fresh evidence from Southern Mexico about the effects of this global wave of policy reforms. The evidence challenges the widely held view that these reforms have set countries on a convergent path toward unregulated markets. The analysis shows that free-market reforms, rather than unleashing market forces, trigger the construction of different types of new regulatory institutions with contrasting consequences for economic efficiency and social justice.