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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beatty, Edward.

Series:

Social science history.

Social science history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrialization--Mexico.

Industrialization.

Industries--Mexico--History.

Industries.

Mexico--Economic policy.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

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:

Intro

contents

tables and figures

acknowledgments

1 Introduction

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

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

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

5 "Lo más moderno" : Patents and Investment in Foreign Technologies

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

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

8 Conclusions

A Tariffs and Levels of Protection: Data Sources and Classi cations

B Patenting Levels and Classes: Data Sources and Classi cation

C The Standard Industrias Nuevas Contract Form, 1893-1911

D Industrias Nuevas Applications Approved, 1893-1911

E Industrias Nuevas Applications Denied, 1893-1911

F Industrias Nuevas Requests Denied, 1893-1911

reference matter

notes

bibliography

index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

0-8047-8045-5

OCLC:

56120161