Mexico is undergoing its worst economic crisis since the world depression of the 1930s. In this volume contributors analyze significant patterns that might affect political stability and legitimacy, economic viability, and social change over the next several years, often reaching controversial conclusions.

Roderic A. Camp is director of Latin American Studies and chair of the Behavioral Sciences Division at Central College, Pella, Iowa.

Overview -- The Political Consequences of Changing Socialization Patterns -- How Will Economic Recovery Be Managed? -- Distributional and Sectoral Problems in the New Economic Policy -- Leadership and Change, Intellectuals and Technocrats in Mexico -- The Impact of Major Groups on Policy-Making Trends in Government-Business Relations in Mexico -- The Evolution of the Mexican Military and Its Implications for Civil-Military Relations -- What Explains the Decline of the PRI and Will it Continue? -- Potential Strengths of the Political Opposition and What It Means to the PRI -- The Implications of the Border for Mexican Policy and Mexican-United States Relations -- The Implications of Central American Conflicts for Mexican Politics