Institutions and investment : the political basis of industrialization in Mexico before 1911 / Edward Beatty.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beatty, Edward.

Series:

Social science history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization--Mexico.

Industrialization.

Industries.

History.

Mexico.

Industries--Mexico--History.

Mexico--Economic policy.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

xii, 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Challenging the standard view of the Porfirian state as dominated by personalist politics, foreign financial interests, and a disadvantageous export economy, this book argues that beginning in the 1890s, the Mexican government adopted a coherent set of economic policies explicitly designed to foster Mexican industry, notably manufacturing.

Contents:

2. "Our material progress": Political Institutions and the Mexican Economy in the Nineteenth Century 23

3. "We only want to compete": Import Tariffs and Domestic Industry 48

4. "The guarantees of our laws": Patent Law Reform in the Nineteenth Century 82

5. "Lo mas moderno": Patents and Investment in Foreign Technologies 105

6. "The risks of new enterprise": Support for New Industries 133

7. "For reasons of personal consideration": Patronage and the Administration of Tax Exemptions 159

Appendix A. Tariffs and Levels of Protection 207

Appendix B. Patenting Levels and Classes 213

Appendix C. The Standard Industrias Nuevas Contract 215

Appendix D. Industrias Nuevas Applications Approved 218

Appendix E. Industrias Nuevas Applications Denied 222

Appendix F. Industrias Nuevas Requests Denied 225.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-290) and index.

ISBN:

080474064X

OCLC:

46394042