Social capital and democracy in Mexico: the social limits of the political change
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2005
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Corrochano, David H. "Social Capital And Democracy In Mexico: The Social Limits Of Political Change." Social Forces, vol. 84 no. 1, 2005. Project MUSE, https://dx.doi.org/10.1353/sof.2005.0093.
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It is widely held that Mexican civil society is a fundamental factor in the shift towards democracy in Latin America, in spite of its articulation from a structurally unequal society. The purpose of this article is to analyze that paradox through the concept of social capital. I illustrate the mal-distribution of this resource and the rules that regulate it under a segregationist mentality. This mentality affects quotidian relationships as much as the bonds of the social-political system, which underlines how Mexican society is a frame of unequal relationships characterized by a restricted flow of social capital that limits the quality of political change.
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This article is the result of line of investigation that I have followed for the last four years as well as of my participation in a variety of academic projects fueled by it. Due to that, the reader will notice the use of multiple references to sources and direct data. However, for reasons of space and argumentation, I must warn that I will not exploit any of them in a systematic way. I will limit myself to making reference to a general description of each of the instruments, the documents in which they have been worked out most systematically, and whenever possible to the web sites that interested readers can access directly.