Causes Move Toward Neoliberalism University Of Ma

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Word count at least 1000.

In a word document, answer the below questions using complete sentences and your own words. Do not work with anyone else on this exam and rely on course material (videos, readings and media) only. Copying from the internet will both be easily caught, will likely yield the wrong answer, and will result in a failing grade, just don’t do it. There is not a strict length requirement for your answers – generally speaking complete answers are 2-3 substantial paragraphs. A good way of checking if you have answered all of the question is to check your answer against the points breakdown listed below the question.

1. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) was the dominant party in Mexico for decades, holding the presidency for seventy years. Drawing on both readings, video lectures, and media, explain the multiple factors that allowed the PRI to able to maintain power and govern for so long. Then briefly discuss the factors that contributed to it losing its grasp on power.

Points breakdown: Explanation of the multiple factors that allowed the PRI to say in power drawing on both readings and media: 8 points; description of factors that explain its loss of power: 2 points

2. Explain how corporatism differs from pluralism, drawing on examples of corporatist institutions from both Mexico and Brazil. In your answer be sure to 1) define corporatism and pluralism; 2) identify the “architect” of the corporatist institutions in each country (ie the president under which the corporatist institutions were established in each country); and 3) discuss the positive and negative effects of corporatist institutions and policies in these two countries

Points breakdown: Definitions of pluralism and corporatism: 4 points; identification of corporatist “architects”: 2 point; discussion of positive and/or negative effects of those policies/institutions: 4 points

3. After many years of implementing policies of import substitution industrialization (ISI), many countries in Latin American shifted toward neoliberal policies in the 1980s and 1990s. Drawing on cases of Mexico AND Brazil to illustrate, 1) explain the factors that led to the shift toward neoliberal policies in each country; and 2) detail what those neoliberal policies entailed.

Points breakdown: explanation of factors that causes move toward neoliberalism using examples from Mexico and Brazil: 4 points; discussion of neoliberal policies using examples from Mexico and Brazil: 6 points

4. Many people saw the election of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico and Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil as representing significant breaks with the past which would potentially usher in significant changes in their respective countries- with some fearing these changes and some welcoming them. Discuss how these presidents compared to their predecessors, making sure to discuss specific policies and governing strategies. Then reflect on how these presidents have or have not met these expectations/fears thus far.

Points breakdown: discussion of how Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador differs from previous: presidents 2; discussion of how Jair Bolsonaro differs from previous presidents 2 points; discussion of how Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has/has not met expectations: 3 points; discussion of how Jair has/has not met expectations : 3points.