Institutional change: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies

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dc.contributor.advisorWilson, Rick K.en_US
dc.creatorTeeters Reynolds, Holly Susanneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T07:04:11Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T07:04:11Zen_US
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstractThis research investigates the linkage between political change and legislative institutional change in the Mexican Chamber of Deputies since 1970. A series of electoral reforms beginning in 1977 allowed the opposition parties to increase their Chamber representation. How were issues of internal organization resolved in the new political context of strengthened opposition conflict? How did these institutional changes affect the Chamber activity? In contrast to the efficiency and specialization perspective from Organization Theory, the theoretical approach to these questions directs attention to how members try to shape the legislative structure and rules to advantage themselves. In this research, I track the institutional and behavioral changes in the Chamber floor and committee system since 1970 with an interrupted time series design. These political and institutional changes reflect the power and strategic interaction between the opposition and ruling majority party, PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party). The majority party restricted the institutional rules and structures in the early post-reform legislatures until the opposition increased to an average of 41% of the seats in the 1988-97 legislatures. Then, the opposition parties were able to force some institutional changes to allow them more political space. Currently, the opposition holds a majority in the Chamber and has capitalized on the gradual changes that have been taking place since the late 1970s.en_US
dc.format.extent244 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS POL.SCI. 1998 TEETERSen_US
dc.identifier.citationTeeters Reynolds, Holly Susanne. "Institutional change: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies." (1998) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19320">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19320</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/19320en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectPolitical scienceen_US
dc.titleInstitutional change: The Mexican Chamber of Deputiesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentPolitical Scienceen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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