{"product_id":"palace-politics-9780292717589","title":"Palace Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on candid interviews with former Mexican officials, a journalist reveals the inside story of the “perfect dictatorship” they once ran.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Presidents of Mexico, 1924-2006 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction: The Politicians' Testimony \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 1: Politics at the Heart of the State \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 2: The Strange Mexican State \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 3: Did Structural Economic Failure Cause the Crises? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 4: The Macroeconomics of Elite Conflict \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 5: The Crises That Didn't Happen \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 6: The Unwritten Rules \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 7: The End of Stability \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 8: Struggle \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 9: Schism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Chapter 10: The Inevitability of Elite Politics \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix A: Mexican Fiscal Data \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendix B: The Pre-Electoral Spending Cycle \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Interview List \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MU - University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036871295319,"sku":"9780292717589","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292717589.jpg?v=1750932810","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/palace-politics-9780292717589","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}