Luis Cabrera

"Six essays approach the history of Mexican railroads from the perspective of the 'new economic history.' See especially Soto's essays on the relationship between industry and railroads in Monterrey, and Grunstein Dickter on the difference in approach between the científicos and the Carrancistas; however, all essays are important and well done. Recommended"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

This comprehensive review of rural policy in Mexico shows that the challenges and potential of rural areas are spatially differentiated and therefore require a place-based policy approach.

Para el autor, luego de las devastaciones de la guerra de Independencia y de los episodios que culminaron en la capitulacion del ejercito espanol y la firma del Acta de Independencia, el proceso de descolonizacion tenia que culminar con la expulsion de la elite colonial, en palabras de Sims "el asunto mas importante que los gobiernos de la Primera Republica Federal debieron afrontar de modo constante."