Neither South, Nor North: The Mexican Textile Industry in the Global History of Cotton

The article inserts the evolution of cotton agriculture and industry into the narrative of the global history of cotton proposed by Sven Beckert. It points out that the history of cotton in Mexico shared charac­teristics with that of the Global South until the 19th century: its cultivation and manu...

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Autor principal: Gómez-Galvarriato, Aurora
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Publicado: Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) 2024
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Industrialization
Textile industry
Mexico
Industrialización
Industria textil
México
Acceso en línea:https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/3031
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spelling I28-R145-3031_oai2025-02-11 Gómez-Galvarriato, Aurora 2024-06-18 The article inserts the evolution of cotton agriculture and industry into the narrative of the global history of cotton proposed by Sven Beckert. It points out that the history of cotton in Mexico shared charac­teristics with that of the Global South until the 19th century: its cultivation and manufacture prospered until the Industrial Revolution when, by not using the slave plantation system of the southern United States and by not incorporating new technological advances, both were displaced by producers from the Global North, al­though its deindustrialization was lower. In contrast, from the 20th century onwards, its development resem­bled that of the Global North, as the growing organization of labor and higher wages displaced its production to other countries in the South. However, unlike in the North, by not developing other skills, its wages decreased to make it relatively competitive in the garment maquila industry located in the South. El artículo inserta la evolución de la agricultura e industria del algodón en la narrativa de la historia global del algodón que plantea Sven Beckert. Señala que la historia del algodón en México hasta el siglo XIX compartió características con la del Sur global: su cultivo y manufactura prosperaron hasta la Revolución In­dustrial cuando, al no utilizar el sistema esclavista de plantación del sur de Estados Unidos y al no incorporar los nuevos avances tecnológicos, ambos fueron desplazados por los productores del Norte global, si bien su desindustrialización fue menor. En contraste, a partir del siglo XX su desarrollo se asemeja más al del Norte global ya que su creciente organización obrera y sus mayores salarios desplazaron su producción hacia otros países del Sur. Sin embargo, a diferencia del Norte, al no desarrollar otras capacidades, sus salarios disminuyeron hasta hacerlo relativamente competitivo en la maquila de ropa ubicada en el Sur. text/html application/pdf https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/3031 10.56503/H-Industria/n.34(18)pp.47-71 spa Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL) https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/3031/3899 https://ojs.economicas.uba.ar/H-ind/article/view/3031/3915 Derechos de autor 2024 Aurora Gómez-Galvarriato H-industria. Journal of the History of Industry and Development in Latin America; No. 34 (18): First Semester 2024; 47-71 H-industria. Revista de historia de la industria y el desarrollo en América Latina; Núm. 34 (18): Primer Semestre 2024; 47-71 H-industria. Revista sobre a história da indústria e desenvolvimento na América Latina; n. 34 (18): Primer Semestre 2024; 47-71 1851-703X Industrialization Textile industry Mexico Industrialización Industria textil México Neither South, Nor North: The Mexican Textile Industry in the Global History of Cotton Ni Sur, ni Norte: la industria textil mexicana en la historia global del algodón info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=hindus&d=3031_oai
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Textile industry
Mexico
Industrialización
Industria textil
México
spellingShingle Industrialization
Textile industry
Mexico
Industrialización
Industria textil
México
Gómez-Galvarriato, Aurora
Neither South, Nor North: The Mexican Textile Industry in the Global History of Cotton
topic_facet Industrialization
Textile industry
Mexico
Industrialización
Industria textil
México
description The article inserts the evolution of cotton agriculture and industry into the narrative of the global history of cotton proposed by Sven Beckert. It points out that the history of cotton in Mexico shared charac­teristics with that of the Global South until the 19th century: its cultivation and manufacture prospered until the Industrial Revolution when, by not using the slave plantation system of the southern United States and by not incorporating new technological advances, both were displaced by producers from the Global North, al­though its deindustrialization was lower. In contrast, from the 20th century onwards, its development resem­bled that of the Global North, as the growing organization of labor and higher wages displaced its production to other countries in the South. However, unlike in the North, by not developing other skills, its wages decreased to make it relatively competitive in the garment maquila industry located in the South.
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title_fullStr Neither South, Nor North: The Mexican Textile Industry in the Global History of Cotton
title_full_unstemmed Neither South, Nor North: The Mexican Textile Industry in the Global History of Cotton
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