Democracy

By José Luis Orozco, UNAM

From the Preface

By Susan Kaufman Purcell and John F.H. Purcell

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 1: Mexico in Transition

In May 2000, the Latin American Program and Yale University held a conference to assess the profound transformations underway in Mexico and in U.S.-Mexico relations.  This volume offers several of the presentations from this conference which address three areas of concern: political and social transition in Mexico; new directions in economic policy; and the changing nature of U.S.-Mexico relations.

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 19: New Voices in the Study of Democracy in Latin America

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 5: Paths to Regional Integration: The Case of MERCOSUR

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 2: The Crisis of Democratic Governance in the Andes

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 6: El Salvador's Democratic Transition Ten Years After the Peace Accord

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 13: The Peace Process in Colombia with the Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia-AUC

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 17: Democracia y ciudadanía

This publication is the result of a meeting which took place in Mexico City in June 2004.  Participants from Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and the United States sought to understand the theoretical possibilities and the practical achievements of citizen participation and public deliberation in local governments in Mexico.

Wilson Center Reports on the Americas No. 21: Democratic Deficits:Addressing Challenges to Sustainability and Consolidation Around the World

This book comparatively explores the obstacles countries face in sustaining and consolidating democratic systems.  Topics include social services, poverty, and inequality, specific case studies, and how government policy and development practices improve the quality of life of citizens in democratic regimes.