THE ELITES IN MEXICO: HIS ARRIVAL, CIRCULATION AND PERFORMANCE IN THE 1980s AND 1990s

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2017.133691

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political elites, circulation, power elite, techocrats

Abstract

We focus on the group of technocrats who held the highest positions of the main governmental institutions between 1980 and 1990. How do they enter, circulate within and leaving from elite of power? We return to the power elite theories of Wright Mills and John Scott due to the importance of the institutions where power lies and where the country's momentous decisions are made. We use Pareto's idea of circulation of elites because it fits with some features of those who enter to the power elite. It is also useful to understand certain antidemocratic practices used by the political class in order to stay in power.

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  • Verónica De la torre Oropeza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Este estudio lo realicé durante una estancia postdoctoral en el Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Dicha estancia ha concluido.

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2017-12-29

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De la torre Oropeza, V. (2017). THE ELITES IN MEXICO: HIS ARRIVAL, CIRCULATION AND PERFORMANCE IN THE 1980s AND 1990s. Brazilian Journal of Latin American Studies, 16(30), 42-72. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1676-6288.prolam.2017.133691