""Managing Mexico" is a landmark achievement by an up and coming comparative-historical sociologist. Based on solid scholarship, it takes a much-needed critical look at the reception of economic ideas in Mexico during the twentieth century. This is the best book on the history of Mexican economic thinking and policymaking--and a must read for students of professionalization in general."--Mauro Guillen, University of Pennsylvania, author of "The Limits of Convergence" "This book furthers our understanding of the historical source of change in Mexican economic ideas. Because Babb lays out the larger theoretical concerns carefully, she is able to link the Mexican case to broader interpretations, permitting other scholar to now compare the Mexican case with other developing countries."--Roderic Camp, author of "Politics in Mexico"

Sarah Babb is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst