Mexican exceptionalism: Globalization and de-industrialization, 1750-1877

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 758-811

  González, Rafael Dobado ^a   Galvarriato, Aurora Gómez ^b   Williamson, Jeffrey G ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y DOCENCIA ECONÓMICAS   (Mexico)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC HISTORY; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MANUFACTURING; MODELING; POLICY MAKING; WAGE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 50249161583     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050708000636     Document Type: Article

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