How Mexico built a state
Building a state is not a matter of copying first world institutions. It is a tough process of deals and compromises. 19th century Mexico is a good example.
Robin Grier is a professor at Texas Tech University, and the co-author of The Long Process of Development: Building Markets and States in Pre-Industrial England, Spain, and their Colonies.
Building a state is not a matter of copying first world institutions. It is a tough process of deals and compromises. 19th century Mexico is a good example.