This volume on Mexico contributes to the International Library of Policy Analysis series of the Policy Press, edited by Iris Geva-May and Michael Howlett. The editors would like to express their gratitude to both of them for their invitation to coordinate this book. They would also like to thank all contributors for their commitment and enthusiasm in developing the project.

Previous versions of all chapters were discussed in three seminars throughout 2015. The first one took place at the Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económícas (CIDE). The second one was developed as a panel during the Second International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP) in Milan, Italy. The last one took place at El Colegio de México. We would like to thank participants in these seminars for their comments, which were very helpful for refining the chapters. Above all, we thank Professors David Arellano-Gault, head of the Public Administration Division of CIDE, and Professor Ana Covarrubias, head of the Center for International Studies of El Colegio de México, who kindly supported the seminars, the authors’ attendance to the ICPP, and the whole process involved in editing this book from the very beginning.

Last but not least, we would like to thank Professors Greta Nasi and Raffaella Saporito, from Bocconi University, who kindly provided comments on the draft papers presented in Milan. Similarly, the constructive criticisms and advice from two anonymous reviewers are gratefully acknowledged.