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1 janvier 2016
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10.4067/S0718-33992016000200009
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Jerjes Aguirre Ochoa et al., « Local democracy, crime and violence in Mexico: The case of Apatzingán, Michoacán », Política criminal, ID : 10670/1.8gut0f
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This paper analyzes the relationship between organized crime and municipal governments in Mexico. Specifically, we study the case of the municipality of Apatzingán in the state of Michoacán from a qualitative perspective that reveals the historical depth of institutional weakness in Mexico and the lack of consolidation of democratic institutions; two conditions that have created an enabling environment for the activities of criminal groups. This is particularly clear at the level of municipal government, and underlines the need to strengthen government institutions and the rule of law, and to implement strategies that attack the structural causes of violence. It is also necessary to analyze the phenomenon of violence from sociological perspectives that consider existing socioeconomic inequalities.