Lorenzo Meyer is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at El Colegio de México. He was winner of Mexico's National Prize in the Social Sciences, 1975, for his achievements as a political scientist.

Meyer presents a clear and detailed description of this complex topic.... It will be a valuable addition for serious scholars involved in the study of 20th-century Mexico or the problems relating to multinational corporations and their operations in developing countries. (Choice)

• Introduction to the First Edition Introduction to the Second Edition Note on the English Edition 1. Evolution of the Mexican Oil Industry 2. Establishment of the First Oil Companies: 1900–1914 3. The Formulation of a New Oil Policy 4. Carranza and the Oil Reform 5. From ObregÓn's Victory to the Bucareli Agreement and the 1924 Accord 6. Calles and His Attempts to Put an Oil Law into Effect 7. In the Shadow of Calles, the “Supreme Leader of the Revolution”: A Pause 8. The CÁrdenas Regime and Solution Once and for All of the Oil Problem 9. From Nationalization to World War II 10. World War II and Final Settlement of the Oil Controversy 11. Final Considerations Appendix: Chronology 1910–1942 Notes Sources Cited Index

Lorenzo Meyer is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at El Colegio de México. He was winner of Mexico's National Prize in the Social Sciences, 1975, for his achievements as a political scientist.

Meyer presents a clear and detailed description of this complex topic.... It will be a valuable addition for serious scholars involved in the study of 20th-century Mexico or the problems relating to multinational corporations and their operations in developing countries. (Choice)

• Introduction to the First Edition Introduction to the Second Edition Note on the English Edition 1. Evolution of the Mexican Oil Industry 2. Establishment of the First Oil Companies: 1900–1914 3. The Formulation of a New Oil Policy 4. Carranza and the Oil Reform 5. From ObregÓn's Victory to the Bucareli Agreement and the 1924 Accord 6. Calles and His Attempts to Put an Oil Law into Effect 7. In the Shadow of Calles, the “Supreme Leader of the Revolution”: A Pause 8. The CÁrdenas Regime and Solution Once and for All of the Oil Problem 9. From Nationalization to World War II 10. World War II and Final Settlement of the Oil Controversy 11. Final Considerations Appendix: Chronology 1910–1942 Notes Sources Cited Index

Lorenzo Meyer is Professor Emeritus of International Relations at El Colegio de México. He was winner of Mexico's National Prize in the Social Sciences, 1975, for his achievements as a political scientist.

Meyer presents a clear and detailed description of this complex topic.... It will be a valuable addition for serious scholars involved in the study of 20th-century Mexico or the problems relating to multinational corporations and their operations in developing countries. (Choice)

• Introduction to the First Edition Introduction to the Second Edition Note on the English Edition 1. Evolution of the Mexican Oil Industry 2. Establishment of the First Oil Companies: 1900–1914 3. The Formulation of a New Oil Policy 4. Carranza and the Oil Reform 5. From ObregÓn's Victory to the Bucareli Agreement and the 1924 Accord 6. Calles and His Attempts to Put an Oil Law into Effect 7. In the Shadow of Calles, the “Supreme Leader of the Revolution”: A Pause 8. The CÁrdenas Regime and Solution Once and for All of the Oil Problem 9. From Nationalization to World War II 10. World War II and Final Settlement of the Oil Controversy 11. Final Considerations Appendix: Chronology 1910–1942 Notes Sources Cited Index