Unions and Pension Reforms in Mexico: The Impact of Democratic Governance.

The article focuses on the impact of democratic governance on the pension reforms in Mexico. The country's regime transition to democracy seems to have little effect on pension reforms. The democratic transition did not significantly improve the capability of the National Union of Workers of the Social Security and its labor allies to resist important socioeconomic reforms set forth by the government. This could be attributed to several factors, which includes the lack of popular support for independent labor's discourse.