The Mexican Congress Old Player, New Power

Luis Carlos Ugalde is chief of staff to Mexico's ambassador to the United States

List of Figures and Tables

vii

Foreword

ix

Preface

xv

Acknowledgments

xix

Theoretical Framework

1

(19)

Literature on the Mexican Congress

2

(4)

Literature on the U.S. Congress

6

(3)

Application of Studies of the U.S. Congress to the Mexican Case

9

(4)

Research Methodology

13

(7)

Oversight of Public Finances

20

(42)

The Budgetary Process

21

(10)

Legal Controversies

31

(3)

Review of Public Expenditures: The Contaduria Mayor de Hacienda

34

(5)

Stages of the Contaduria's Oversight Process, 1970-99

39

(6)

Evaluation of the Actual Performance of the Contaduria

45

(6)

The Supervisory Committee

51

(3)

The New Auditing Agency: The Auditoria Superior de la Federacion

54

(8)

Investigative Committees

62

(35)

Constitutional Foundation: Article 93

62

(4)

History of Investigative Committees

66

(31)

The Institution of Nonconsecutive Reelection

97

(24)

Constitutional Foundation: Article 59

98

(3)

The Impact of Nonconsecutive Reelection on Deputies' Experience, Specialization, and Professionalism

101

(7)

The Impact of Nonconsecutive Reelection on Deputies' Motivations and Goals

108

(6)

The Future of Legislative Reelection

114

(7)

Partisan Powers of the President

121

(23)

The Presidential Institution in Mexico

122

(2)

Constitutional Powers

124

(1)

Partisan Powers of the President

125

(4)

Reversed Accountability

129

(5)

The Recent Transformation in the President's Appointment and Partisan Powers

134

(10)

Strength of the Opposition

144

(18)

Chamber and Committee Composition, 1970-2000

145

(5)

Motivations of Opposition Deputies

150

(5)

Strength of the Opposition and Its Effect on Legislative Oversight

155

(7)

Conclusion: Past Problems and Future Challenges

162

(9)

The Situation Today

162

(2)

Likely Causes

164

(3)

The Role of Congress In the Political Modernization of Mexico

167

(4)

Bibliography

171

(22)

Acronyms and Abbreviations

193

(2)

Index

195

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