The Mexican Army and Political Order Since 1940

Abstract

The Mexican army has been extensively involved in the promotion of public order in ways that have apparently had considerable impact on local security, political, and socio-economic conditions. Moreover, army involvement in national development since 1940 has been quite constant and enduring, even though at a relatively low level compared to most Latin American militaries. The paper develops an analysis of the army's political involvement. The first section attempts to specify briefly what the army's 'residual' political roles are. The next section discusses some internal military, and external political factors that may affect changes in those roles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA002186

Entities

People

  • David F. Ronfeldt

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Civic Action
  • Governments
  • Hispanics
  • Insurgency
  • Latin America
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Rural Areas
  • Security
  • Societies
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Theoretical Analysis.