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Mexico caine Citizens, Society, and the State

Mexico caine Citizens, Society, and the State. Citizens, Society, and the State. Map. HDI Map. Cleavages. Urban vs. Rural 75% vs. 25% Economic Ethnicity Geographic North vs. South. Economic Cleavages. Gini: 0.5 USA: .45 UK: .34 Nigeria: .49. Ethnic Cleavages. 60% Mestizo

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Mexico caine Citizens, Society, and the State

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  1. Mexicocaine Citizens, Society, and the State Citizens, Society, and the State

  2. Map

  3. HDI Map

  4. Cleavages • Urban vs. Rural • 75% vs. 25% • Economic • Ethnicity • Geographic • North vs. South

  5. Economic Cleavages • Gini: 0.5 • USA: .45 • UK: .34 • Nigeria: .49

  6. Ethnic Cleavages • 60% Mestizo • 30% Amerindian • 9% Caucasian • 1% Other • 56 officially recognized indigenous groups • Aligns with economic cleavages

  7. Civil Society • State corporatism under PRI until 2000 • PAN turned towards a more open civil society • PRI won reelection, not clear how things will turn out • Explosion of internet as a tool for change

  8. Interest Groups • PRI state corporatism led to limited interest groups • PRI is regularly accused of dealing with drug cartels, to the point where it could be argued that the cartels function as interest groups

  9. Drug Cartels • Control 90% of cocaine entering US • $14-50 billion dollars • Attempts to crack down have resulted in increased violence • 60,000-100,000 deaths

  10. Media • Televisia had strong links to PRI • Gradual loosening as PRI lost power • "one of the hemisphere's most dangerous countries" - Reporters without Borders • Huge Cartel influence/intimidation • Large Internet audience • Large Radio audience

  11. Voting “Compulsory”

  12. Social Movements • Tlatelolco Plaza • Zapatista Uprising • Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca • #yosoy132

  13. Mexico? Given a set of Indicators, identify Mexico and others. Each slide contains Mexico, US, Russia, China, UK.

  14. Youth Unemployment Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) • 9.8% • 17.3% • 15.2% • 20.0% • Data for China is unavailable

  15. Youth Unemployment Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) • 9.8% - Mexico • 17.3% - United States • 15.2% - Russia • 20.0% - United Kingdom • Data for China is unavailable

  16. Military Size Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) • 1.0% • 0.5% • 0.6% • 1.8% • 0.4%

  17. Military Size Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) • 1.0% - United States • 0.5% - United Kingdom • 0.6% - Mexico • 1.8% - Russia • 0.4% - China

  18. Power Consumption Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) • 5,516 • 3,298 • 2,092 • 13,246 • 6,486

  19. Power Consumption Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) • 5,516 - United Kingdom • 3,298 - China • 2,092 - Mexico • 13,246 - United States • 6,486 - Russia

  20. Forestry Forest area (% of land area) • 33.3% • 33.3% • 22.5% • 11.9% • 49.4%

  21. Forestry Forest area (% of land area) • 33.3% - Mexico • 33.3% - USA • 22.5% - China • 11.9% - United Kingdom • 49.4% - Russia

  22. Infant Mortality Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) • 12.9 • 14.3 • 6.2 • 9.4 • 4.2

  23. Infant Mortality Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) • 12.9 - China • 14.3 - Mexico • 6.2 - United States • 9.4 - Russia • 4.2 - United Kingdom

  24. Air Transport Air transport, passengers carried • 730,796,000 • 292,160,000 • 111,934,000 • 50,555,000 • 29,539,000

  25. Air Transport Air transport, passengers carried • 730,796,000 - United States • 292,160,000 - China • 111,934,000 - United Kingdom • 50,555,000 - Russia • 29,539,000 - Mexico

  26. Cell Phones Cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) * • 179.3 • 130.8 • 95.3 • 82.4 • 73.2

  27. Cell Phones Cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) * • 179.3 - Russia • 130.8 - United Kingdom • 95.3 - United States • 82.4 - Mexico • 73.2 - China

  28. Exports Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) • 93.3 • 72.3 • 68.3 • 63.4 • 13.2

  29. Exports Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) • 93.3 - China • 72.3 - Mexico • 68.3 - United Kingdom • 63.4 - United States • 13.2 - Russia

  30. References http://data.worldbank.org/data-catalog/world-development-indicators http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7XbocXsFkI http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1205074.stm http://www.infoplease.com/country/mexico.html?pageno=4 http://faculty.tnstate.edu/tcorse/h353nts/zaps.htm http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1119795 http://www.counterpunch.org/2009/02/17/zapatista-villages-become-hot-tourist-destinations/ http://www.photius.com/countries/mexico/national_security/mexico_national_security_police_and_law_enfor~516.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html http://www.televisa.com/quienes/ http://www.democracynow.org/2006/6/15/mexican_police_accused_of_killing_11 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7646473.stm http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-10681249 http://geology.com/world/mexico-map.gif http://www.johnstonsarchive.net/terrorism/mexicodrugwar.html

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