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Debates about democratization in developing countries have generally emphasized competitive elections, broad participation, and the protection of civil and political liberties. A survey of the first two years of PAN administration in the city of Puebla, Mexico, assesses government capacities and policy responses to social and economic demands. It suggests that excitement over the election of opposition party officials should be tempered pending evidence of the accommodation of such demands.

"The Cuban Embargo examines the changing politics of U.S. policy toward Cuba over the more than four decades since the revolution, from the powerful Cuban American National Foundation and the Reagan administration to the Helms-Burton Act and recent strictures by the Bush administration. While the U.S. embargo policy itself has remained relatively stable since its origins during the heart of the Cold War, the dynamics that produce and govern that policy have changed dramatically. Although originally dominated by the executive branch, the president's tight grip over policy has gradually ceded to the influence of interest groups, members of Congress, and specific electoral campaigns and goals. Patrick Haney and Walt Vanderbush provide fresh analysis of the domestic politics that have shaped the foreign policy responsible for the longest trade embargo in modern times."--Jacket

"The Cuban Embargo examines the changing politics of U.S. policy toward Cuba over the more than four decades since the revolution, from the powerful Cuban American National Foundation and the Reagan administration to the Helms-Burton Act and recent strictures by the Bush administration. While the U.S. embargo policy itself has remained relatively stable since its origins during the heart of the Cold War, the dynamics that produce and govern that policy have changed dramatically. Although originally dominated by the executive branch, the president's tight grip over policy has gradually ceded to the influence of interest groups, members of Congress, and specific electoral campaigns and goals. Patrick Haney and Walt Vanderbush provide fresh analysis of the domestic politics that have shaped the foreign policy responsible for the longest trade embargo in modern times."--Jacket.

Driven by partisan politics & a highly influential interest group, the Republican Congress sought to expand & to codify the U.S. trade embargo against Cuba in 1995. A single deadly act by the Cuban government led President Bill Clinton to support the congressional initiative, but to the consternation of some members of Congress, he was able ultimately to circumvent some of the other restrictions on U.S. trade policy & contacts with Cuba. Opposition to parts of the law resulted in a split within the Republican Party.