Author Question: Despite wanting to institute reform, President Fox made the decision to keep civil servants in place ... (Read 57 times)

Shelles · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Despite wanting to institute reform, President Fox made the decision to keep civil servants in place because

a. he wanted to avoid a sudden spike in unemployment.
b. he needed their votes to win a second term.
c. PAN did not have enough experienced people to fill the positions.
d. he was responding to the traditional patron-client system.
e. he was afraid of a possible revolution.

Question 2

Of all the countries considered in this book, Mexico has one of the weakest bureaucracies, especially when it comes to making policy. That is largely the case because the

a. bureaucracy is very small.
b. bureaucrats are poorly educated.
c. bureaucrats have few resources.
d. system is a federal one.
e. president used bureaucratic positions for patronage.