Governments that don't need to broaden their tax base have few incentives to respond to the needs of their people. — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
Latin America's economies are organized in a way that concentrates wealth in a few hands but then leaves it untaxed, depriving governments of the… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
Ignoring party leaders in order to sway public opinion may work in countries where elected representatives are responsive to their constituencies. But in Mexico,… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
The National Action Party, in many ways, emulated the PRI in the way in which it conducted itself in government, supporting corporatist leaders, supporting… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
“Yo, al igual que usted, parezco una naranja. A mi, al igual que a usted, todos los días alguna empresa pública o privada me… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
Democratic Latin America limps sideways because it can't run ahead. There are too many entry barriers to the poor, the innovative, and those without… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
Pena Nieto is a product of the two television networks that groomed him for power and then propelled him to the presidency. — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
For too long, government officials have tinkered with Mexico's economic structure through piecemeal reforms that seek to ensure political stability but that do not… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
“¿Que es la maquinaria del PRI? Es el gobernador que manda a los maestros a marchar al DF para desquiciarla.” — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
The U.S.-Mexico border has often been described as an open wound. NAFTA was expected to heal it, albeit through a long, slow, and imperfect scarring process, by creating a basic framework for cooperation between the two countries. — Denise Dresser Copy Share
Mexico City is being used as a laboratory to send the message throughout the rest of Mexico that the Left can govern. That here,… — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
Mexico isn't a country of routine debates among presidential candidates. — Denise Dresser Copy Share Image
