Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán

This paper analyzes the relationship between organized crime and municipal governments in Mexico. Specifically, we study the case of the municipality of Apatzingán in the state of Michoacán from a qualitative perspective that reveals the historical depth of institutional weakness in Mexico and the l...

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Autores principales:	Aguirre Ochoa,Jerjes, errera Torres,Hugo Amador
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Talca 2016
Materias:	Crime rule of law Mexico
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-339920160002000092017-01-19Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, MichoacánAguirre Ochoa,Jerjeserrera Torres,Hugo Amador Crime rule of law Mexico This paper analyzes the relationship between organized crime and municipal governments in Mexico. Specifically, we study the case of the municipality of Apatzingán in the state of Michoacán from a qualitative perspective that reveals the historical depth of institutional weakness in Mexico and the lack of consolidation of democratic institutions; two conditions that have created an enabling environment for the activities of criminal groups. This is particularly clear at the level of municipal government, and underlines the need to strengthen government institutions and the rule of law, and to implement strategies that attack the structural causes of violence. It is also necessary to analyze the phenomenon of violence from sociological perspectives that consider existing socioeconomic inequalities.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Talca Política criminal v.11 n.22 20162016-01-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-33992016000200009en10.4067/S0718-33992016000200009
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description	This paper analyzes the relationship between organized crime and municipal governments in Mexico. Specifically, we study the case of the municipality of Apatzingán in the state of Michoacán from a qualitative perspective that reveals the historical depth of institutional weakness in Mexico and the lack of consolidation of democratic institutions; two conditions that have created an enabling environment for the activities of criminal groups. This is particularly clear at the level of municipal government, and underlines the need to strengthen government institutions and the rule of law, and to implement strategies that attack the structural causes of violence. It is also necessary to analyze the phenomenon of violence from sociological perspectives that consider existing socioeconomic inequalities.
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title	Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán
title_short	Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán
title_full	Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán
title_fullStr	Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán
title_full_unstemmed	Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán
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Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán

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