The Limits of State Autonomy: Post-Revolutionary Mexico

In a historical treatment of Mexico beginning with the pre-Revolutionary period and focusing on the administration of Lazaro Cardenas (1934-1940), Nora Hamilton explores the possibilities and limits of reform in a capitalist society.

Originally published in 1982.

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