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Mexican Social and Political Institutions
- SEDESOL: The agency responsible for coordinating social policy actions.
- Popular Health Insurance: Offers public health options to families and citizens.
- World Bank: Its mission is to fight to achieve lasting results.
- Chambanet: A free electronic labor exchange provided by the STPS for all firms.
- CONAFOVI: The body responsible for housing policy in the country.
- DICONSA: Distributes commodities in the market with focus on quantity and quality.
- Rural Financial: Consolidates a system for financing and channeling financial resources.
- INDESOL: Aims to encourage community participation and organization for social development.
- Liconsa: A social company with the mission to provide high-quality milk.
Political History and Concepts
- Democratic Opening: A political program of renewal that guided dialogue during the Luis Echeverría period.
- Democratic Characteristics: An attempt at detente with opposition groups, including the student movement.
- Limited Democracy: A period characterized by the persistence of repressive acts.
- Corporatism: A system of relations between the state and the masses through large affiliated groups.
- State Party: Characterized by political and electoral activities dominated by a single party.
- Social Movements: Associations of people organized to defend their rights, emerging when they perceive injustice.
- NGOs: Groups of people who meet on a voluntary, non-profit basis.
- Neoliberalism: An economic theory that seeks the privatization of state resources to reduce state participation.
- Globalization: The current trend in markets and businesses seeking to form a single integrated set.
- Economic Blocs: A result of economic globalization, bringing together countries to facilitate commercial entry.
- Crisis: A dysfunction between social growth and economic growth occurring in a country.
- Extreme Poverty: A condition characterized by the severe deprivation of resources.
- PRONASOL: The National Solidarity Program, created in 1988 to reduce social disparities.
- PRONAL: The National Food Program, created in 1982 to support food production, distribution, and consumption for food sovereignty.
- Political Reform: Modifications to established laws.
- Educational Reform: Promoted from 1983 to 1988 to foster societal development and expand access to educational opportunities.
