Thoroughly grounded in Mexican history and based on extensive field research, this introduction examines the roots of Mexico's contemporary political culture and its democratic transformation. Now in its seventh edition, Politics in Mexico: The Path of a New Democracy has been revised and updated in order to address several major changes that have occurred since 2013, including the broad effort of Mexico to achieve a functional democracy; Peña Nieto's continued reliance on the armed forces to combat organized crime; an analysis of the 2018 presidential election and what López Obrador's victory means for Mexico; and the country's slow economic growth and the importance of emphasizing poverty as a central policy issue. Authors Roderic Ai Camp and Shannan L. Mattiace provide an analysis of numerous aspects of Mexican political and economic development, highlighting controversial issues related to electoral democracy, drug-related violence, poverty, human rights, and the country's economic and political relationship with the U.S. Engagingly written by top scholars in the field, Politics in Mexico , Seventh Edition, is essential reading for students of Mexican or Latin American politics, comparative politics, and Mexican history. "This is the best introductory text of Mexican politics for American students. The book keeps an updated account of contemporary events and places them in comparative perspective. It also explains many idiosyncratic issues of Mexican politics in a very accessible way. Politics in Mexico is not only a great textbook for students but also a very useful reference for scholars interested in Mexican politics."--Francisco Cantú, University of Houston "This is a valuable text for grounding a course on Mexican politics that also incorporates a number of other scholarly articles, books, and contemporary news accounts. It is one of the best texts on the market."--Gregory Love, University of Mississippi "This textbook is extremely comprehensive and contains data that is difficult to find in other books on the subject matter."--Maria R. Garcia-Acevedo, California State University, Northridge This acclaimed text examines the roots of Mexico's contemporary political culture and its democratic transformation Roderic Ai Camp is the Philip M. McKenna Professor of the Pacific Rim at Claremont McKenna College. Shannan L. Mattiace is Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Allegheny College.