出版社：Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
其他摘要：Adam Przeworski's model (from Democracy and the Market: Political and Economic Reforms in Eastern Europe and Latin America) is limited for explaining democratization. His narrow and formal definition of democracy, the application of the model to groups instead of individuals, his emphasis on pact transitions, its origin in third wave democracies, its generalizations and assumptions and its lack of other external explanations (structures, ideologies, etc.) make it an inaccurate theory for analyzing and predicting democratization. Furthermore, his theory is tautological, it begins by assuming what he is about to prove, leaving no space for other types of transitions. The Mexican case is evidence that this circular theory can't apply as a general model for all transitions. Transitions not based on negotiation or pacts, that don¿t come from splits in the regime and that in general don¿t fulfill Przeworski's assumptions and equilibria, must be understood through structural, cultural, ideological, political and socioeconomic explanations. This limitation, in turn, is also a reflection of some of RCT's shortcomings, therefore making us question the general applicability of the model. Rational Choice Theory, by its micro-level reductionism (by being based solely on the individual), by having limited assumptions and by not taking account of the structure where decisions take place, is a limited model for many social phenomena. Social and political processes must be analyzed and explained too through other theories that encompass socioeconomic factors, political processes and changing structures of power as well.
