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Pesos and politics : business, elites, foreigners, and government in Mexico, 1854-1940 / Mark Wasserman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wasserman, Mark, 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrial policy--Mexico--History.
- Industrial policy.
- Businesspeople--Mexico--History.
- Businesspeople.
- Elite (Social sciences)--Mexico--History.
- Elite (Social sciences).
- Investments, Foreign--Mexico--History.
- Investments, Foreign.
- Business enterprises, Foreign--Mexico--History.
- Business enterprises, Foreign.
- Mexico--Politics and government--1867-1910.
- Mexico.
- Mexico--Politics and government--1910-1946.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (270 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The relationship between business and politics is crucial to understanding Mexican history, and Pesos and Politics explores this relationship from the mid-nineteenth century dictatorship of Porfirio Diaz through the Mexican Revolution (1876-1940). Historian Mark Wasserman argues that throughout this era, over the course of successive regimes, there was an evolving enterprise system that had to balance the interests of the Mexican national elite, state and local governments, large foreign corporations, and individual foreign entrepreneurs. During and after the Revolution these groups were joine
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- One. Elites, foreigners, and government in Mexico, 1877–1940
- Two. Mexican entrepreneurs
- Three. Mexico versus the seven kings: the railroad consolidation, 1902–1910
- Four. Foreign landowners
- Five. The corralitos company
- Six. Foreign mining entrepreneurs
- Seven. The American smelting and refining company in mexico, 1890–1940
- Eight. Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780804795210
- 0804795215
- OCLC:
- 905221836
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