1st Edition

State and Business Groups in Mexico The Role of Informal Institutions in the Process of Industrialization, 1936-1984

By Arnulfo Valdivia-Machuca Copyright 2005
304 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

302 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book analyzes the history and structure of the intricate system of informal negotiation and secret dealings between the Mexican government and big businessmen in the process of Mexican industrialization between 1936 and 1984. In order to do this, State and Business Groups in Mexico develops a new theory about the operation of formal and informal political institutions, which is fully... Read more

Part 1: Theoretical Framework  1. Understanding Institutions  2. Informal Institutions, Becoming Specific  Part 2: Informal Policymaking Institutions in Mexico, 1936-1984  3. The Historical Development of the ICES  4. Institutional Change and the ICES  5. The Structure of Informality in Mexico  Part 3: Empirical and Theoretical Conclusions  6. Formality, Informality, and the Mexican Experience.  Appendices. 

Biography

Arnulfo Valdivia-Machuca is a Jean Monnet Research Fellow at the European University Institute. He has previously published in the co-edited book Public and Private Sector Partnerships: Furthering Development. He is also a regular editorial contributor to various newspapers in Mexico.