Oliver D. Meza argues that greater attention needs to be given to existing institutional frameworks when planning reforms. Using Mexico as a case study, he highlights how attempts to improve local democracy through electoral reform have failed because the old institutional hierarchies have not been taken into account. Although well-meaning, the reforms have made decision-making costlier, less expeditious and more prone to gridlock or stalemate.
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机译：奥利弗·梅萨（Oliver D. Meza）认为，在计划改革时，应更加关注现有的体制框架。他以墨西哥为案例研究，强调了通过选举改革改善地方民主的尝试失败了的原因，因为没有考虑到旧的体制等级制度。尽管这是善意的，但这些改革使决策更加昂贵，不那么快捷且更容易陷入僵局或陷入僵局。
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