'This exhaustively researched account of Mexican trade policy in the 1980s should be required reading for all scholars of Latin American political economy. driving this rich monograph is a nuanced analytical framework combining elements of state, society and internationally focused models of policymaking in developing countries.' Sylvia Maxfield, Harvard University

• List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: international context, domestic interests and Mexican trade reform; 2. Coalition politics and free trade; 3. Structural power relations between business and the Mexican state; 4. Trade policy coalitions in the 1980s; 5. Assembling teams and building bridges; 6. Business participation in the NAFTA negotiations; 7. Conclusion: Mexico in comparative perspective; Appendix; References; Index.

'This exhaustively researched account of Mexican trade policy in the 1980s should be required reading for all scholars of Latin American political economy. driving this rich monograph is a nuanced analytical framework combining elements of state, society and internationally focused models of policymaking in developing countries.' Sylvia Maxfield, Harvard University

• List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: international context, domestic interests and Mexican trade reform; 2. Coalition politics and free trade; 3. Structural power relations between business and the Mexican state; 4. Trade policy coalitions in the 1980s; 5. Assembling teams and building bridges; 6. Business participation in the NAFTA negotiations; 7. Conclusion: Mexico in comparative perspective; Appendix; References; Index.

'This exhaustively researched account of Mexican trade policy in the 1980s should be required reading for all scholars of Latin American political economy. driving this rich monograph is a nuanced analytical framework combining elements of state, society and internationally focused models of policymaking in developing countries.' Sylvia Maxfield, Harvard University

• List of figures; List of tables; List of abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction: international context, domestic interests and Mexican trade reform; 2. Coalition politics and free trade; 3. Structural power relations between business and the Mexican state; 4. Trade policy coalitions in the 1980s; 5. Assembling teams and building bridges; 6. Business participation in the NAFTA negotiations; 7. Conclusion: Mexico in comparative perspective; Appendix; References; Index.