GENERATING PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY: AN ILLUSTRATION FROM ELECTRICITY REFORM IN MEXICO J. Robert Branston (University of Bath and L’institute) Roger Sugden (University of Birmingham and L’institute) Pedro Valdez (University of Birmingham and L’institute) James R. Wilson (University of Birmingham and L’institute) Forthcoming in the International Review of Applied Economics, 2006 We are grateful to Keith Cowling, Johan Willner, two anonymous referees and the Editor for discussion and comments. We also acknowledge helpful comments on an earlier version by participants at the 5 th Annual Conference of the European Network on Industrial Policy (EUNIP), Vienna, November 2001 and at the 2002 L’institute-Ferrara Graduate School in Industrial Development Policy. The responsibility for errors, however, is entirely our own. Authors addresses’: J. Robert Branston: mnsjrb@management.bath.ac.uk Roger Sugden: R.Sugden@bham.ac.uk Pedro Valdez: pvaldez@planetfinance.org James R. Wilson: J.R.Wilson.1@bham.ac.uk i