The Mexican Economy, 1870-1930 - Essays on the Economic History of Institutions, Revolution, and Growth

"This group of essays employs innovative methods, utilizes new sources, and reaches a variety of important conclusions about the Mexican economy during the Porfirian and revolutionary eras. It is a significant addition to the growing body of scholarship on the period."--The Americas

About the author

Jeffrey Bortz is Professor of History at Appalachian State University, and the author of various studies on unions, wages, and textile workers in Mexico. Stephen Haber is Professor of Political Science and History, and Peter and Helen Bing Fellow of the Hoover Institution, at Stanford University. He is the author of Industry and Underdevelopment: The Industrialization of Mexico, 1890-1940 (Stanford, 1989) and editor of How Latin America Fell Behind: Essays on the Economic Histories of Brazil and Mexico, 1850-1914 (Stanford, 19

Summary

Studying the interaction of political and economic institutions in Mexico during the period of 1870-1930, this book shows how institutional change can foment economic growth.

Additional text

"This group of essays employs innovative methods, utilizes new sources, and reaches a variety of important conclusions about the Mexican economy during the Porfirian and revolutionary eras. It is a significant addition to the growing body of scholarship on the period."

Product details

• Assisted by: Jeff Bortz (Editor), Jeffrey Bortz (Editor), Jeffrey L Bortz (Editor), Jeffrey L. Bortz (Editor), Stephen Haber (Editor), Stephen H. Haber (Editor)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.04.2002
• EAN: 9780804742085
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-4208-5
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 228 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 485 g
• Series: Social Science History; Social Science History
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries