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List of Figures vii Acknowledgments ix 1 Introduction: The Paradoxes of Local Empowerment 1 Part 1 State Formation and Political Change 2 Centralization and Informal Power 27 3 Decentralization and Democratization 47 Part 2 A Tale of Three Cities 4 Chilpancingo: The Continuation of Corporatism? 73 5 Tijuana: Liberal Democracy? 98 6 Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl: Social Movement Democracy? 130 Part 3 Conclusions 7 Pathways of Democratic Change 163 Index 179 Contents ...