Revolution in Development: Mexico and the Governance of the Global Economy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780520297166)

One of The Chronicle of Higher Education's Best Scholarly Books of 2021

Revolution in Development uncovers the surprising influence of postrevolutionary Mexico on the twentieth century's most important international economic institutions. Drawing on extensive archival research in Mexico, the United States, and Great Britain, Christy Thornton meticulously traces how Mexican officials repeatedly rallied Third World leaders to campaign for representation in global organizations and redistribution through multilateral institutions. By decentering the United States and Europe in the history of global economic governance, Revolution in Development shows how Mexican economists, diplomats, and politicians fought for more than five decades to reform the rules and institutions of the global capitalist economy. In so doing, the book demonstrates, Mexican officials shaped not only their own domestic economic prospects but also the contours of the project of international development itself.

Author: Christy Thornton
ISBN-10: 0520297164
ISBN-13: 9780520297166
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 01/12/2021
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d