Textiles and Capitalism in Mexico: An Economic History of the Obrajes, 1539-1840.

@article{Thomson1988TextilesAC,
  title={Textiles and Capitalism in Mexico: An Economic History of the Obrajes, 1539-1840.},
  author={Guy P. C. Thomson and Richard J. Salvucci},
  journal={The Economic History Review},
  year={1988},
  volume={42},
  pages={624}
}
The obrajes, or native textile manufactories, were primary agents of developing capitalism in colonial Mexico. Drawing on previously unknown or unexplored archival sources, Richard Salvucci uses standard economic theory and simple measurement to analyze the obraje and its inability to survive Mexico's integration into the world market after 1790.Originally published in 1988.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print… 
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