Black Market Capital

Urban Politics and the Shadow Economy in Mexico City
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-0-520-29367-0
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 235 mm x 159 mm, Gewicht: 534 g

In this extraordinary new book, Andrew Konove traces the history of illicit commerce in Mexico City from the seventeenth century to the twentieth, showing how it became central to the economic and political life of the city. The story centers on the untold history of the Baratillo, the city’s infamous thieves’ market. Originating in the colonial-era Plaza Mayor, the Baratillo moved to the neighborhood of Tepito in the early twentieth century, where it grew into one of the world’s largest emporiums for black-market goods. Konove uncovers the far-reaching ties between vendors in the Baratillo and political and mercantile elites in Mexico City, revealing the surprising clout of vendors who trafficked in the shadow economy and the diverse individuals who benefited from their trade.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Konove, Andrew

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wirtschaftsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftsgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1 • A Pernicious Commerce 15
2 • Th e Baratillo and the Enlightened City 36
3 • Shadow Economics 61
4 • Th e Dictator, the Ayuntamiento, and the Baratillo 88
5 • Free Trading in the Restored Republic 117
6 • Order, Progress, and the Black Market 144
Epilogue: Th e Baratillo and Tepito 171
Appendix 181
Notes 185
Bibliography 253

Über Autor(innen)

Andrew Konove is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas at San Antonio.