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Institutions and investment : the political basis of industrialization in Mexico before 1911 /
The author offers the first systematic explanation of why private investment came to Mexican domestic industry in an era when we would expect investors to prefer export-oriented activities, and when imported manufactures held every advantage in the domestic market. He shows that the government of Po...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stanford, Calif. :
Stanford University Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Social science history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The author offers the first systematic explanation of why private investment came to Mexican domestic industry in an era when we would expect investors to prefer export-oriented activities, and when imported manufactures held every advantage in the domestic market. He shows that the government of Porfirio Di; az encouraged the development of a domestic industrial sector through a planned and carefully administered set of laws and policies, including commercial policy (import tariffs), intellectual property law (patents), and the New Industries program. This study also offers a case study of rapid institutional change in the context of a relatively backward and transitional economy. Within a theoretical context, it argues that institutions play a crucial role in shaping investment behavior, but that understanding this relationship requires careful attention to the structure of policy and to the broader economic and historical context.--Provided by publisher. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 296 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-290) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780804740647 080474064X 0804780455 9780804780452 |