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Title: Mexican oil: Its history, development and future. Study project

Abstract

Oil has been an important resource in the modernization of Mexico. Most of Mexican economic development since petroleum nationalization has been based on this strategic source of energy by means of exploitation and exportation. Postrevolutionary governments have relied primarily on petroleum to accomplish the political, social and economic aims set forth in the Constitution of 1917. Oil revenues have allowed Mexican governments to pursue domestic political, social and economic goals and also ambitious foreign political and economic policies. This paper begins by describing the history of Mexican oil, focusing mainly on analyzing problems, goals achieved, development and oil policies since the oil nationalization in 1938 by General Lazaro Cardenas. Facts and policies related to the boom and crisis of the 1970's, 1980's are also analyzed as are efforts made in the 1980's, 1990's to save the country from the economic crisis. Current oil policies are reviewed and conclusions given.

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Army War Coll., Carlisle Barracks, PA (USA)
OSTI Identifier:
6761309
Report Number(s):
AD-A-220645/6/XAB
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
02 PETROLEUM; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; MEXICO; ENERGY POLICY; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PETROLEUM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC POLICY; ECONOMICS; EXPORTS; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; NATIONALIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; INDUSTRY; LATIN AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; 020700* - Petroleum- Economics, Industrial, & Business Aspects; 294002 - Energy Planning & Policy- Petroleum; 293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy, Legislation, & Regulation

Citation Formats

Koller, R. Mexican oil: Its history, development and future. Study project. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Koller, R. Mexican oil: Its history, development and future. Study project. United States.
Koller, R. 1990. "Mexican oil: Its history, development and future. Study project". United States.
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abstractNote = {Oil has been an important resource in the modernization of Mexico. Most of Mexican economic development since petroleum nationalization has been based on this strategic source of energy by means of exploitation and exportation. Postrevolutionary governments have relied primarily on petroleum to accomplish the political, social and economic aims set forth in the Constitution of 1917. Oil revenues have allowed Mexican governments to pursue domestic political, social and economic goals and also ambitious foreign political and economic policies. This paper begins by describing the history of Mexican oil, focusing mainly on analyzing problems, goals achieved, development and oil policies since the oil nationalization in 1938 by General Lazaro Cardenas. Facts and policies related to the boom and crisis of the 1970's, 1980's are also analyzed as are efforts made in the 1980's, 1990's to save the country from the economic crisis. Current oil policies are reviewed and conclusions given.},
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year = {Mon Apr 02 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
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