Mexico's unfinished transition: Democratization and authoritarian enclavesin Mexico

Over the last two decades, popular mobilization has pushed forward a haltin g, protracted process of political transition in Mexico. The old one-arty r egime has broken down, and democratic institutions have finally taken its p lace. But democratization has not proceeded at the same pace across all reg ions or spheres of government. As a result, Mexico's new political order co mprises a series of authoritarian enclaves in which the old rule of the gam e still operate. With the victory of Vicente Fox in the July 2000 president ial elections, these authoritarian enclaves represent prime targets for pol itical reform.