http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/mexican-politics Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:16:01 -0400 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:16:01 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1296/country-of-contradictions-mexicos-transition-to-modernity By Lauren Herget - A country’s transition from Cold War-era third-world dependence into competitive, global autonomy is often a difficult and complicated process. Like many other developing nations today, Mexico is meeting its fair share of stumbling blocks on its way to democracy. Mexico’s fissured and conflicted present is thanks to a checkered past, rife with one-party politics and ethically dubious environmental policies. Although inching towards free-market capitalist democracy, Mexico still faces many struggles. But hope still remains for Mexico on the whole: Mexico’s recently elected president... Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1296/country-of-contradictions-mexicos-transition-to-modernity