Economic and Industrial Policy in Veracruz, Mexico: Definitions, Projects and Tax Incentives, 1870-1915

Abstract

In the state of Veracruz, the entrepreneurship of an industrial project that achieved the flow of a sustained economy in the agricultural sector to an industrial sector proved to be a lengthy process in the xix century. In the history of failure and success, the period between 1870 and 1910 stands out. During this time, some cities in Veracruz experimented with the establishment and consolidation of industrial units and manufacturing workshops. The objective of this text is to present an argument based on the institutional framework of the role of governors and legislation in the definition of policies based on incentives that tends to favor the establishment of factories in the state.