Download or read book Accountability Politics written by Jonathan Fox and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the seeds of accountability ever grow in authoritarian environments? This book explores the how civil society "thickens" by comparing two decades of rural citizens' struggles to hold the Mexican state accountable, exploring both change and continuity before, during and after national electoral turning points.