Mexico’s Dangerous Political Chasm
By Chappell Lawson | Sunday, September 17, 2006 | The Boston Globe
Chappell Lawson, Associate Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, analyzes the election fiasco in Mexico. It runs deeper than Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s claim that the election was stolen by Felipe Calderón. López Obrador has proposed a national strike and a parallel government. The other main complaint against Calderón (Vicente Fox’s protege) is really aimed more generally at The Way Things Are – specifically the Mexican economic and justice systems – both deeply corrupt despite multiple reform programs during Fox’s tenure as President.
It is really about social injustice. Mexico’s income distribution is one of the world’s worst. The legal system often operates under to the principle of “guilty until proven rich.” Mexicans believe that connections matter more for social mobility than talent or hard work. And to a very real extent, they are right. If you have any interest in Mexico and its troubles, this piece will pay you back for the time you invest in reading it…BS
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