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The Costs of Modernization in Porfirian Mexico: Society, Politics, and Economic Reforms

This study explores the intricate dynamics of modernization in Mexico during the Porfiriato (1876-1910), examining the political genius of Porfirio Díaz and the ideologies influencing his policies, particularly positivism. It analyzes the social structure, including the landholding elite, urban professionals, and working classes, alongside the impact of foreign entrepreneurship and domestic reforms. The text delves into economic opportunities, the paternalistic and coercive measures employed by the state, and the overarching theme of dependence on centralized power, illustrating the profound societal transformations and tensions of the era.

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The Costs of Modernization in Porfirian Mexico: Society, Politics, and Economic Reforms

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  1. Modernization and its Price Mexico During the Porfiriato, 1876-1910

  2. The “Porfirian Persuasion” • The Political Genius of Porfirio Díaz • The Ideas of Positivism • The Instruments of Order • Rurales • Politics in the Porfiriato • State Governors • Jefe Políticos • Maintaining the Power of the National State

  3. The Social Structure of Porfirian Mexico • The Landholding Elite • Economic Opportunity and Privilege • The Nexus of Society and Politics • Europhile Culture • Paternalism and Coercion • Foreign Entrepreneurs • Col. William Greene and Cananea • Urban Professionals: A “Middle Class” • Dependence upon the State

  4. The Social Structure of Porfirian Mexico • Rancheros • The Threats from Commercialized Agriculture • The Urban Working Classes • From Artisans to Industrial Workers • The Plight of the Workers • Efforts at Reform • Rarum Novarum, 1891 • “White Communism” • Employer Paternalism

  5. The Porfiriato and Neocolonialism • Why Foreign Control? • The U.S. as a Pre-Eminent Power • Reforming Banking • Retiring the Debt (?) • The Land Survey Law, 1883 • Effects of Expropriation • A Betrayal of the Revolution of Tuxtepec? • The Dublán Convention, 1888 • Mortgaging the Future

  6. The Porfirian Economy • The Importance of the Railroad • Mexico’s Extractive Industries • Mining Code Revision, 1884 • Subsoil Rights • Agriculture • Henequen on the Yucatán Peninsula • Olegario Molina and International Harvester • The Collapse of Mayan Culture • Cities Transformed • Workers Transformed

  7. Structural Weaknesses • The Power of Personality • Cultural Clashes • The Campesinos and the Land • The Paradox of Development: Overproduction and Underconsumption • Compensating for Low Productivity: Keeping Costs Down • Escalating Social Tensions

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