POLI SCI 106 1st Edition Lecture 24 Outline of Last Lecture 1. Mexico Since 20002. Partido Accion Nacional (PAN)3. Partido de la Revolucion Democratica (PRD4. Mexico Since 2000 (continued):5. Mexico's Political System:6. Executive Under PRI:7. Executive Today8. Legislature9. Judiciary10. Federalism11. Election Reform12. National Electoral Institute (INE)13. INE's Tasks14. Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judicial Branch (TEPJF)15. Office of the Special Prosecutor for Electoral Crimes16. Evolution17. Anti-Fraud MeasuresOutline of Current Lecture 1. Challenges2. Drug WarCurrent Lecture - Mexico IIIChallenges:- Serious social and economic problems-highly unequal distribution of wealth- >50% of Mexicans below World Bank's poverty level-20% in extreme poverty-growing poverty-high unemployment (especially youth)-education system needs modernization-developmental gap between North and South-environmental problems-barely functioning criminal justice systemThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Drug War:- Death toll (2006-2012): > 60,000-Cartels target competition...-but also those who work against them-police, judges, journalists-undermines already weak system-also: terribly gruesome violence- "Drug War" = most salient political issue since 2006. - Problems:-best predictor of homicide rates: level of poverty in a municipio, followed by unemployment rate and income inequality.-extensive involvement and corruption of law enforcement.- U.S. drug sales worth $19-29 billion/year to cartels- 90% of cocaine entering U.S. transits through Mexico- about 70% of "criminal" guns recovered in 2007-11 originally sold in U.S.- Sept. 2014: 43 students abducted and killed in Iguala.-43 students arrested by police in Iguala and turned over to members of a drug cartel in order of mayor of Iguala and his wife (both on cartel's payroll).-apparent concern that the students wanted to disrupt an event featuring the mayor's wife, who intended to run for local office.-all 43 killed, bodies piled up, set on fire (burned for 6 hours), bagged and thrown into river.- Story has exposed the tight relationship between politics, law enforcement and organized crime- Sparked violent protests across country.- Shows how weak the state has become.- Federal govt. announces reforms:-centralization of law enforcement-possibility of dissolving corrupt local administrations-fight social causes of
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