Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xiii
4. List of Tables xiv
5. List of Illustrations xv
6. Abbreviations xvi
7. One. State Autonomy and Peripheral Capitalism in Mexico 1
8. Two. The Mexican State and the Revolution 40
9. Three. The State and Class Formation in Post- Revolutionary Mexico: 1920-1934 67
10. Four. Cardenas and the New Alliance 104
11. Five. The Contradictions of the Progressive Alliance 142
12. Six. The State and Private Capital 184
13. Seven. External Limits to State Autonomy: The Petroleum Conflict 216
14. Eight. The Limits of the Progressive Alliance 241
15. Nine. State Autonomy: A Reconsideration 271
16. Appendix A. Private Banks and Financial Groups: 1932-1941 287
17. Appendix B. The Garza Sada Investment Group: The Origins of the Cuauhtémoc and Vidriera Groups 307
18. Appendix C. Banco de Londres-Sofimex Group 317
19. Bibliography 337
20. Index 367