POLICY ANALYSIS IN MEXICO

Contents

List of figures and tables

Figures

Tables

Notes on contributors

Editors’ introduction to the series

Preface

1. Policy analysis in Mexico: an introduction

Mexico as a setting for doing policy analysis

Outline of the book

Conclusion

Part One. Policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico

2. Evolution of policy analysis as a field of study in Mexico

Introduction

Defining policy analysis

Policy studies in an authoritarian political system, 1940–1990

The emergence of the public policy field in the transition to democracy, 1990–1999

The expansion of the public policy field in an emerging democracy, 2000–2015

Conclusion

Part Two. Policy analysis within the federal state

3. Policy analysis in the Mexican federal government

Introduction

Public policymaking at the end of the 20th century

Mexico’s democratization

Reducing the scope of policymaking: economic liberalization and decentralization

Creating a new accountability regime and a results-oriented public administration

Making policy analysis under old planning rules

Policy analysis as evaluation

The limits of policy analysis in the federal government

Conclusion

4. Policy analysis and bureaucratic capacity in the federal government

Bureaucratic capacity in the Mexican public sector: characteristics and evolution in recent decades

Overall profile of the federal administration

Policy analysis in the federal administration: characteristics and challenges

Conclusion

5. Policy analysis in advisory councils

Defining “advisory boards”

The universe of “advisory boards” in the Mexican federal government

Advisory boards in social and environmental policies: a comparative analysis

Main findings and conclusion

6. Policy analysis in autonomous agencies

Constitutional autonomous agencies in Mexico

A tale of two constitutional autonomous agencies: policy analysis at INEE and IFT

Brief comparative overview

Conclusion

7. Policy analysis in the Chamber of Deputies

Introduction

The Mexican Congress: institutional features and evolution

Research centers and legislative committees

Types of congressional policy analysis

Obstacles and limitations

Final remarks: the importance of congressional policy analysis

Part Three. Policy analysis in state and local governments

8. Policy analysis in state governments in Mexico

Introduction

The evolution of Mexican federalism or how state governments became relevant actors

The policymaking process in the Mexican states

Governors

Secretariats

Other governmental and non-governmental actors

The case of the Ciudad de México: how policy analysis is performed in a particular Mexican state

Conclusion

9. Policy analysis in local governments: an exploration of an institutional governance model

Introduction

Policy analysis from an institutional governance perspective

Policy analysis model for local governments

Bureaucratic governance mode of policy analysis

Democratic governance mode of policy analysis

Discussion and conclusion

Appendix

Part Four. Policy analysis beyond the state

10. Policy analysis in political parties

Introduction

Politics and parties in Mexico

Parties and policy analysis

A glance of parties’ policy analysis: party manifestos and other material at presidential elections, 2006 and 2012

Conclusion

11. Policy analysis in think tanks

Think tanks in Mexico

Understanding policy analysis in Mexican think tanks: the cases of CIDAC and CEEY

Comparative analysis of CIDAC and CEEY

Conclusion

12. Policy analysis in non-governmental organizations

Defining terms: third sector, NGO, CSO

Recent development of third sector in Mexico

Who conducts policy analysis?

Conditions for policy analysis

Capacities

Type of policy analysis

Limitations

Conclusion: policy analysis in CSOs and their influence on public policy

13. Policy analysis and public policy in the private sector

Introduction

Institutions representing business

Private sector research centers in Mexico

New ways in which businesses negotiate with the state

Conclusion

14. Policy analysis, the political game and institutional change in the labor market

Introduction

The political game, institutional change and union corporatism

Case studies

The Results

15. Policy analysis in the media: the coverage of public issues and the relevance of context

Introduction

Media and politics in Mexico: the “captured-liberal” media system

Media coverage of policy agenda: autonomy and professionalism?

Findings and discussion

Conclusion

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Conclusion

Index