TY  - JOUR
N1  - This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher?s terms and conditions.
IS  - 14
EP  - 132
Y1  - 2017/06/30/
AV  - public
VL  - 9
SP  - 99
TI  - Economic stabilization, electoral democratization, and the (virtual) disappearance of labor strikes in Mexico
KW  - Strikes
KW  -  strikes in Mexico
KW  -  economic stabilization
KW  -  electoral
democratization
A1  - Middlebrook, KJ
JF  - Trabajo [Mexico]
UR  - http://www2.izt.uam.mx/sotraem/index_archivos/Page1631.htm
ID  - discovery10027534
N2  - Although an analysis of labor strikes can illuminate well the intersection
between economic and political change, this mode of worker participation
has rarely been the subject of systematic examination in the Latin American
context. This article evaluates alternative explanations for variations in the
frequency of strikes in Mexico between 1941 and 2012, focusing particularly
on whether the virtual disappearance of strikes in federal-jurisdiction
economic activities since the mid-1990s can be attributed to economic stabilization, electoral democratization, or other factors. Multivariate
regression results and qualitative research fi ndings together show that
effective control over infl ation and accompanying shifts in labor bargaining
strategies best explain the notable decline in strikes. By highlighting the
broad range of factors shaping labor mobilization, the article contributes
to the comparative study of labor strikes and illustrates the value of strike
analysis as a research strategy.
ER  -