International Integration and Democratic Development: The Cases of Poland and Mexico
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs
- Vol. 34 (1) , 59-110
- https://doi.org/10.2307/166150
Abstract
Although Poland and Mexico differ in many important respects, certain notable similarities in their historical patterns of development and in their geopolitical contexts have invited several attempts to compare the two systems (Hughes, 1986; Croan, 1970; Gentleman and Zubek, 1992 forthcoming). Despite the substantial economic potential of each country, each has had only uneven success in economic development. Each has undergone repeated economic setbacks in spite of having undertaken epic initiatives, particularly in the area of industrialization. In the political realm, although both countries have manifested a passionate nationalist ethos in the past, neither society has proved able to develop a modern democratic system.Keywords
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