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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