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Government versus Bankers: Sovereign Debt Negotiations in Porfirian Mexico, 1888-1910.
- Source :
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Journal of Economic History . Dec2015, Vol. 75 Issue 4, p1030-1057. 28p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This article assesses how the government of Porfirio Díaz (1876-1910) negotiated sovereign loans. Mexico was a serial defaulter that established a good reputation and issued bonds abroad at progressively better conditions. Based on new archival material, the article demonstrates that borrowing terms improved not only because of sounder fundamentals, but also due to the efforts of high officials to negotiate with debt underwriters. The Mexicans never accepted a patron bank and used the offers from American banks to bargain with European competitors. They acted according to the government's reputation, the underwriters' status, and the ideology ofthe Porfirian state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BANKING industry
*LOANS
*MEXICAN history
*HISTORY
MEXICAN economy
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00220507
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Economic History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 112638115
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022050715001564