[Pt.] I. Nationalism and liberalism. Introduction : Salinas, 'the unmentionable one' -- From nation-building to crisis -- [pt.] II. Construction : state discourses. New nationalism and social liberalism -- The reform of Article 27 -- Free trade -- [pt.] III. Contestation : opposition discourses. The intellectual reassessment of national ideology -- Nationalism and the left : the PRD -- Nationalism and the right : the PAN -- Conclusion : the fate of Mexican national ideology
Summary
This book examines a sophisticated effort by radical economic reformers to change the ideology of nationalism in Mexico from 1988-94 and so "reinvent" the country in a way that was more friendly to their market policies, and responses to this by opposition parties
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-275) and index