Votes, Drugs, and Violence

by Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley

Book Overview

One of the most surprising developments in Mexico's transition to democracy is the outbreak of criminal wars and large-scale criminal violence. Why did Mexican drug cartels go to war as the country transitioned away from one-party rule? And why have criminal wars proliferated as democracy has consolidated and elections have become more competitive subnationally? In Votes, Drugs, and Violence, Guillermo Trejo and Sandra Ley develop a political theory...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108841740
• ISBN13: 9781108841740
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"