Readership: Professionals as well as BA and graduate students in economics, economic history and Latin American or Mexican Studies. In general, the book should attract economic historians, development economists and other experts interested in development issues in general, Latin Americanists, and anyone interested in Mexico's history of the last two centuries.The book may become part of the core reading list of undergraduate or graduate courses in development economics, economic history, as well as courses on social sciences focusing on Latin America or Mexico. It could also be used for courses on comparative studies on social and economic development.
Juan Carlos Moreno-Brid, ECLAC-UN, and Jaime Ros, professor of economics, University of Notre Dame
1. Introduction Aim and scope of the book Overview 2.: The "origins of backwardness": obstacles to economic development in the XIX century 3.: The Porfiriato and the beginnings of modern economic growth 4.: Revolution, the 1930s and the consolidation of a developmental state 5.: The golden age of industrialization 6.: The loss of macroeconomic stability, the oil boom and the debt crisis 7.: The years of adjustment, the lost decade and the reform process 8.: The shift in the market-state balance and the quest for export led growth 9.: Social policy, poverty and inequality 10.: The growth slowdown since 1982 11.: Conclusions Appendix. Historical series of economic and social indicators References
