The Mexican economy, 1870-1930 : essays on the economic history of institutions, revolution, and growth / edited by Jeffrey Bortz and Stephen Haber.

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Bortz, Jeff.
• Haber, Stephen H., 1957-

Series:

• Social science history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Mexico--Economic conditions--19th century.
• Mexico.
• Economic conditions.
• Mexico--Economic conditions--20th century.

Physical Description:

xvii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2002]

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.

Contents:

• The new institutional economics and Latin American economic history / Jeffrey L. Bortz and Stephen Haber
• Pt. 1. Financial system reforms during the Porfiriato. Institutional change and economic growth: banks, financial markets, and Mexican industrialization, 1878-1913 / Noel Maurer and Stephen Haber ; The internal consequences of external credibility: banking regulation and banking performance in Porfirian Mexico / Noel Maurer ; The construction of credibility: financial market reform and the renegotiation of Mexico's external debt in the 1880s / Carlos Marichal ; The legal system, institutional change, and financial regulation in Mexico, 1870-1910: mortgage contracts and long-term credit / Paolo Riguzzi
• Pt. 2. Foreign trade reforms during the Porfiriato. Institutional change and foreign trade in Mexico, 1870-1911 / Sandra Kuntz Ficker ; Commercial policy in Porfirian Mexico: the structure of protection / Edward Beatty
• Pt. 3. Labor relations reforms during the Porfiriato. The legal and contractual limits to private property rights in Mexican industry during the revolution / Jeffrey L. Bortz ; Measuring the impact of institutional change in capital-labor relations in the Mexican textile industry, 1900-1930 / Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato ; The commitment problem and Mexican economic history / Stephen Haber.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

• 0804742073
• 0804742081

OCLC:

47665181