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Describes how the economy of Mexico developed during the colonial period by combining indigenous and Spanish institutions and discusses major changes in agriculture, mining, and commerce.

An excellent analysis of the nature and scope of Mexican social assistance programs, recent systemic changes, political implications and future considerations.

Analisis pormenorizado de los acontecimientos que posibilitaron el ascenso del general Alvaro Obregon a la cima del poder, en una epoca en la cual la legitimacion total era casi imposible de lograr en el Mexico posrevolucionario.

"Important study of the Maximato (1928-34) sees Cardenismo as the culmination of - rather than the replacement for - many important political developments under Calles. Concludes that there were 'important differences' but also 'essential overlaps' between Calles and Cárdenas. Cardenismo would not have been possible without the Maximato"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.