Ch. 5 Mexico Vocabulary

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Mestizo

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People of mixed Amerindian and Spanish descent

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Amerindian

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The Indigenous natives of what is now Mexico and other Latin American states.

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Indigenous Groups

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Native groups of people such as the Maya, Aztec, and Inca

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Maquiladoras

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Assembly Industries especially found in Northern Mexico near the U.S. where men and women seek economic oppurtunity

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Coup d'etat

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a forceful, extra-constitutional action resulting in the removal of an existing government (military ususaly involved)

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Anticlericalism

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opposition to the power of churches or clergy in politics.

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corporatist state

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a state in which interest groups become an institutionalized part of the structure.

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civil society

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the space occupied by voluntary associations outside the state.

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state capitalism

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a strategy in which the government guided the process of industrial and agricultural development.

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import substituting industrialization

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a form of state capitalism and a model of industrialization known as import substitution.

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informal sector

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workers who produced and sold goods and services at the margin of the economic system and faced extreme insecurity.

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proportional representation

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a method of voting by which political parties are given legislative representation in proportion to their popular vote.

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technocrats

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a proponent, adherent, or supporter of technocracy.

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Para-statal

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A government-owned corporation, state-owned enterprise, or government business enterprise is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government, and are usually considered to be an element or part of the state

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Accomodation

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adjustment of differences; reconciliation

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Co-optation

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to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members

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ejidos

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land granted by Mexican government to an organized group of peasants.

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ejidatarios

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recipient of ejido land grant in Mexico.

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sexenio

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the six-year administration of Mexican presidents.

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Clientelism

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an informal aspect of policy making in which a powerful patron offers resources in return for support and services of less powerful clients

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North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

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a treaty among the United States, Mexico, and Canada that eliminates trade barriers among the tree nations and establishes procedures to resolve trade disputes.