Learning the Limits of Power
Privatization and State-Labor Interactions in Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3011983 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marsha E Williams (0000-0002-2408-7943, corresponding author), Mark Eric Williams |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 91-126 |
| Publication date | 2001-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Politics and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1531-426X • E-ISSN: 1548-2456 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2001.tb00189.x |
| OpenAlex | W2167681689 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 40 |
Despite repeated conflict with organized labor, the government of Carlos Salinas de Gortari (1988-94) pushed an aggressive divestment agenda that transformed Mexico into Latin America's leading privatizer. Explanations of Salinas's achievements typically emphasize centralized presidential power (including control over the ruling party) and autonomy; technocratic and political savvy; and weak labor opposition. This article questions such a pure "capacity-outcome" approach. Of equal importance are the learning effects of repeated interaction between the state and labor, which changed the course of divestment struggles and thereby influenced their outcomes. Lessons learned in successive confrontations led to patterns of interaction conducive to widescale privatization. The article develops this argument through comparative analysis of major divestment episodes in the aviation, mining, steel, and telecommunications sectors
Autonomy · Divestment · Economics · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Technocracy · International Development and Aid · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2003 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |