LibGuides: Mexican Studies: Country Information on Mexico

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Many of these resources are taken from the Statistics/Data Tab of the UCSD Library International Government Information Research Guide which points to resources to find great background information and statistics on countries around the world. Using such resources is a helpful place to start research on any Country.

The United Nations page on this guide also provides guidance on methods and resources to search for significant country information.

Useful, Specialized Resources on Contemporary Mexico

The “Democratic Integrity: Mexico 2024” newsletter is a publication of the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies (USMEX) of the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy in partnership with CETYS University

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Explain the stages and procedures of the Mexican electoral process, including the functions of the electoral authorities and the rights and responsibilities of all political actors
Verify information on the preparation and execution of the elections
Provide balanced information that will allow us to evaluate the results of the electoral process

Online Links to Mexican Government Resources

Mexican Republic (Federal) Government Website

Click on "Dependencias" to get to

19 separate government agency websites (dependencias), including: Gobernación; Relaciones Exteriores; Defensa Nacional; Marina; Hacienda y Crédito Público; Desarrollo Social; Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales; Energía; Economía; Educación; Agricultura, Ganadería, Desarrollo Rural, Pesca y Alimentación; Comunicaciones y Transportes; Función Pública; Salud; Trabajo y Previsión Social; Desarrollo Agrario, Territorial y Urbano; Turismo; Cultura; Consejería Jurídica del Ejecutivo Federal; Procuraduría General de la República
231 Entidades de la Administracion Publica Federal y Empresas productivas del estado
32 Entidades federativas (Mexican Provinces or States)

Official Website for Chamber of Deputies in Mexico

Official Website for Senate in Mexico

Official Website for Mexican Supreme Court

Official Website for Presidency of the Republic of Mexico

Mexican Legal Research and Laws

[Mexico] (US) Library of Congress Research Guide

[Mexico] University of Wisconsin Research Guide

[Mexico] NYU Research Guide

[Mexico] U Texas Research Guide

[Mexico] AALL Mexican Law and Legal Research Guide

Provided by the Latin American Law Interest Group (AALL)

Resources for Basic Mexico Country Information

US State Department Countries and Regions
Provides access to Background Information, Fact Sheets, General and Subject-Specific Regional and Country Reports, and Travel Advisory and Information.

Europa World Plus
Economic, political, historical, and geographic profiles of countries and global regions. Contact info for political, business, media, and cultural agencies and officials. Search or browse by country, region, organization, or people. Access limited to 1 user at a time. Try again later if refused.

CIA World Factbook
Latest edition of annual survey, with profiles of all countries and territories from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.
Human Development Reports
Reports from the United Nations Development Program, online full text back to 1990. Each year has a difference theme, and there are both global and regional reports. Broad subjects include: environment, health, inequity, globalization, human rights, education and more.

Additional Resources Listed Alphabetically:

Country Studies from the Library of Congress
Each online book contains historical and cultural background information on the country it covers. Formerly known as the Area Handbooks from the Department of the Army.

Economist Intelligence Unit (UCSD Portal)
Portal to UCSD-subscribed EIU content. Includes searchable online archive (1996- ) and feed of Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) global country publications. Strong on current political, economic, and business affairs worldwide.
EMIS Intelligence (formerly ISI Emerging Markets)
Provides economic studies, company & industry reports, country risk, statistics and political news on emerging market countries. Covers public & private companies & global industry reports. Includes interactive data analysis tools & news alerts. Excellent China coverage. NOTE: new interface coming mid-August, 2024!

Latin Macro Watch
Macroeconomic and financial database mapping indicators on economic activity, fiscal and external accounts, financial markets, and forecasts. Historical data at monthly, quarterly, and annual frequencies are available starting in 1990 and covers the 26 borrowing members of the Inter-American Development Bank.

Latinnews
Online archive and feed of the complete Latin American Newsletters (London) family of political and economic news and analysis publications. Also known as Latin American Intelligence Service. Earliest coverage reaches back to 1967.

Military Balance (Institute for Strategic Studies)
Annual publication with detailed statistical information about the world's militaries including budget, enlisted personnel, and firepower.
Political Risk Yearbook
The Political Risk Yearbook is an annual publication that “contains all 100 Political Risk Services’ Country Reports updated to the previous December, demarcated along regional lines, using the globally-recognized Coplin-O’Leary political risk rating methodology.” Included in Business Source Complete.
UN Member States On the Record
Provides direct access to official documents reflecting the views of United Nations Member States by bringing together in one place documents available elsewhere.
USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency that provides economic, development and humanitarian assistance around the world in support of the foreign policy goals of the United States. The site provides an overview of each county where the agency does work.
World Bank DataBank
DataBank is an analysis and visualisation tool that contains collections of time series data on a variety of topics. You can create your own queries; generate tables, charts, and maps; and easily save, embed, and share them. Includes World Development Indicators...
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Useful PRINT Publications on Mexico

Agenda estadística, Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Location: Most recent copy online (link above). Back copies on Microfilm Geisel 2nd Fl. West XX 786 (1930-1976) and other older ones in SRLF (1942-2009). To request from SRLF, go to the UC Library Search record, sign in and use the Request feature.

Publication Details: Aguascalientes, Ags : Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática.

Anuario estadístico de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos

Location: Most Recent Edition available online (link above); 1930-1976: Microforms, Geisel Floor2 West XX 786; and 1977-2009 in SRLF. To request from SRLF, go to the UC Library Search record, sign in and use the Request feature.

Publication Details: [México] : Secretaría de Programación y Presupuesto, Coordenación General de los Servicios Nacionales de Estadística, Geografía e Informática,

Estadísticas históricas de México

Location: Available online (link above), or in Geisel Reference Floor 2 West HA765 .E88 1994

Publication Details: Aguascalientes, Ags., México: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática, 1994

México en cifras by Sergio Aguayo, editor, con la colaboración de María Yolanda Argüello y Alejandro Cabello

Location: Geisel 2nd Fl. West Reference HA765 .M483 2002

Publication Details: México, D.F.: Editorial Hechos Confiables: Grijalbo, 2002

México por entidades federativas by José Silvestre Méndez y Santiago Zorrilla

Location: Geisel 2nd Fl. West Reference HC135 .M52524 1986

Publication Details: México, D.F.: Ediciones Océano, 1986

Mexico: an encyclopedia of contemporary culture and history by Don M. Coerver, Suzanne B. Pasztor, and Robert M. Buffington

Location: Online and Geisel 6th Fl. F1234 .C67 2004

Publication Details: Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, 2004