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Mexican Governors since Cardenas: Education and Career Contacts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2018
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There has been little systematic research of any kind on political leadership in Latin America (Welsh, 1970). This omission is regrettable because a study of political leadership indicates what types of men govern the political system, which institutions are most important in the recruitment process, and what careers are demanded of those leaders. In the Mexican political system, where local and national leadership is dependent upon the same organizations for power, studies of local politicians indicate what qualities characterize national elites.
The only monograph which is devoted in detail to a study of the backgrounds, origins, and recruitment of political leaders of a single Latin American country is the work of José Luis de Imáz (1970) on Argentina. However, even Imáz's (1970: 13) work makes only passing references to provincial governors, and his conclusions are based on the surprisingly small sample of eighteen governors from three states.
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- Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 16 , Issue 4 , November 1974 , pp. 454 - 481
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- Copyright © University of Miami 1974
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