eprintid: 10027534
rev_number: 25
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datestamp: 2017-10-31 15:41:27
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type: article
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creators_name: Middlebrook, KJ
title: Economic stabilization, electoral democratization, and the (virtual) disappearance of labor strikes in Mexico
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: A01
divisions: B03
divisions: C03
divisions: F27
keywords: Strikes, strikes in Mexico, economic stabilization, electoral
democratization
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abstract: 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.
date: 2017-06-30
date_type: published
official_url: http://www2.izt.uam.mx/sotraem/index_archivos/Page1631.htm
oa_status: green
full_text_type: pub
language: eng
primo: open
primo_central: open_green
article_type_text: Article
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elements_id: 1501116
lyricists_name: Middlebrook, Kevin
lyricists_id: KMMID21
actors_name: Dewerpe, Marie
actors_id: MDDEW97
actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Trabajo [Mexico]
volume: 9
number: 14
pagerange: 99-132
citation:        Middlebrook, KJ;      (2017)    Economic stabilization, electoral democratization, and the (virtual) disappearance of labor strikes in Mexico.                   Trabajo [Mexico] , 9  (14)   pp. 99-132.          Green open access   
 
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