Capitalism and development
Subtitle: Tampico, Mexico, 1876-1924
By: Marcial E. Ocasio Meléndez.
Series: American university studies.; v. 119
Publisher: P. Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- Economic conditions.; Tampico (Tamaulipas, Mexico) -- History.
Description: This book tells the story of Tampico, and how it became Mexico's major port city between 1876 and 1924. This was achieved by local businessman through the intelligent maneuvering of politics at the local, regional, and national levels. However, these men were strongly supported by all the social groups in the city who held capitalism in high esteem since the foundation of the port in 1823.

It describes the city's development under Porfirio Diaz and the Revolution, and how it became the world's first international oil port and the fifth largest city of Mexico.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-277).ex.