ABSTRACT
The specificities of Mexico's history conditioned early interests and subjects of academic endeavors also in the sense that political events unleashed exploration in some particular fields. The arrival of New Economic History in its different kinds represented a breakpoint in Mexico's economic historiography not because of the scope of its impact upon domestic research but because, in an ambiance already nurtured by many currents and stances. The story of the Mexican economy in the twentieth century has been the subject of careful investigation by economists more than historians. The chapter considers the explicit attempts at studying the economic dimension of Mexico's history as the beginning of economic history as a discipline. In contrast with other countries' experience, Mexico's economic history has benefited from a long and complex past, a deep historiographical tradition, and a variety of influences, all of which have insulated it against long-lasting dogmatism and theoretical reductionism.
