British Company and Mexican Community
The English at Real del Monte, 1824–1849
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9628650 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert W Randall (Randall University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 622-644 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Business History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6805 • E-ISSN: 2044-768X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3114597 |
| OpenAlex | W2168318622 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 8 |
While it lost some five million dollars operating in Mexico between 1824 and 1849, the British Real del Monte Company conducted its business without major interruption from the political turbulence that characterized the new nation. In this article, Professor Randall shows how the company finessed most of the political risk that it potentially faced by keeping administrative distance between itself and the ever-changing central governments and by conducting political relations at the local level as community relations. Despite business rivalries with mine owners, labor-management conflict, and incidents of individual and institutional friction, the English firm and the Mexican town of Real del Monte generally maintained positive community relations. Accommodation as much as conflict accompanied foreign penetration into newly independent Mexico
Accommodation · Economics · Economy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Historical Studies in Latin America · Latin American and Latino Studies · Latin American history and culture · Law
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1987 - 2014 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |