2009
DOI: 10.1017/s0022216x09005598
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From Globalisation to Revolution? The Porfirian Political Economy: An Essay on Issues and Interpretations

Abstract: This essay evaluates the political economy of Mexico during the Porfirian period (1876–1911), with the aim of discussing advances in scholarship and presenting an outline of the elements for a future research agenda. To this end, the essay examines the current state of knowledge on four crucial aspects of the Mexican economy: growth and its dimensions; the state, finance and economic strategies; the construction and functioning of the internal market; and the international economic relations of Mexico during t… Show more

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“…By bargaining for cheaper loans, Díaz's administration limited rent-seeking. Such an interpretation is in line with the work by Paolo Riguzzi (2009) and Passananti (2007) on the railway and banking sectors, respectively.…”
supporting
confidence: 86%
“…By bargaining for cheaper loans, Díaz's administration limited rent-seeking. Such an interpretation is in line with the work by Paolo Riguzzi (2009) and Passananti (2007) on the railway and banking sectors, respectively.…”
supporting
confidence: 86%
“…Además, introdujo la idea de que el bien general y colectivo debía imperar sobre el bien individual, ya que el individuo era parte de una categoría más amplia llamada sociedad, por lo que quedaba subsumido a ésta. Con ello se fue incorporando y consolidando la idea de que lo importante era hablar de colectividad (nación) y no tanto de individualidad, porque los grandes motores del progreso nacional no se enfocaban en la realización integral del individuo, sino en el desarrollo económico (Riguzzi, 2009), en la reorganización administrativa y en el fomento a la educación nacional bajo una perspectiva científica. Esta concepción terminó por ser la dominante en el México de finales de siglo, lo que explica por qué México: su evolución social presentó un carácter positivista al concebir, entre otras cosas, un sujeto de la historia no en términos individuales, sino en términos de fuerzas colectivas y grupos organizados.…”
Section: El Positivismo De México Su Evolución Socialunclassified
“…However, recent historiography has provided a more balanced picture incorporating the quantitative methods that characterize the approach of the so-called New Economic History. Aspects such as the effects on growth of transport innovation, financial development, foreign trade, and the reorganization of public finances, among others areas, have been explored by several economic historians in recent decades (see a review in Gómez-Galvarriato 2003;Riguzzi 2009).…”
Section: Related Historical Studiesmentioning
confidence: 99%