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Mexico's Business and Entrepreneurship in the Era of Nationalism

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Abstract

This article studies the evolution of business in Mexico from the Revolution (1910–1920) to the early 1980s, a period when the state played a major role in the economy and undertook nationalistic policies. It explores the development of distinctive features that characterize business in Latin America: the importance of family-owned diversified business groups and immigrants, the prominence of illegal business, the central role of the entrepreneur, and the greater need to forge ties with government agents for company success. We argue that while some of these features had existed earlier, during this era they took the form that has prevailed until the present day.

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Mexicotwentieth centurynationalismbusinessentrepreneurship
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Business History Review , Volume 96 , Issue 2: Business History around the World , Summer 2022 , pp. 289 - 324
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The authors wish to thank Geoffrey Jones, Walter Friedman, and three anonymous referees for their comments and suggestions.

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