The Mexican petroleum industry, 1938-1950
By: by J. Richard Powell.
Series: Publications of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of California; Publications of the Institute of Business and Economic Research, University of California
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1956
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
Subjects: Petroleum industry and trade -- Mexico.
First sentence: On March 18, 1938, the Mexican government made the decision to expropriate the major part of the nation's petroleum industry and to operate it through a government agency.
Description: A seminal study of the objectives and success of Mexico's decision to expropriate the petroleum industry.  The author reviews the historical background leading to expropriation and examines the economic ramifications of that action.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 257-261.
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