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CAMPOS GONZALEZ, Sergio Alonso. Paradoxes of democratic transition: subnational authoritarianism in Mexico. Estud. polít. (Méx.) [online]. 2012, n.27, pp.21-45. ISSN 0185-1616.

In this work the author argues that the democratization process in Mexico began at the local level, but its consequences and most important achievements were at the national level, through a series of legal reforms that guaranteed fair competition and allowed for greater electoral competitiveness. These changes started problems involving the democratization at the sub national level, given that in several regions, the transition came only marginally through national reforms, creating ideal conditions for the existence of so called authoritarian enclaves.

Palavras-chave : democratic transition; Institutional Revolutionary Party; authoritarianism; subnational units; mexican political system.

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