Mexico's ISI era and state-owned enterprises (1940–1982)

1. CFE created to build a national power system

   Aug 14, 1937Labels: Federal Electricity, Mexico

   • CFE ES
   • CFE EN

2. Ávila Camacho begins ISI-oriented industrial push

   Jan 1, 1941Labels: vila Camacho, Import Substitution

   • Mexican Miracle
   • Economic History
   • SCIRP Planning

3. AHMSA created with mixed state-private capital

   Jul 1, 1942Labels: Altos Hornos, Steel industry

   • AHMSA History
   • AHMSA EN

4. IMSS founded to expand social insurance

   Jan 19, 1943Labels: Mexican Social, Social policy

   • IMSS EN
   • IMSS ES

5. First AHMSA blast furnace begins operations

   Jun 1, 1944Labels: Altos Hornos, Blast furnace

   • AHMSA History

6. Peso devaluation sets long fixed exchange rate

   Mar 1, 1954Labels: Peso devaluation, Exchange rate

   • Redalyc Study
   • Mexican Oil Boom

7. Electric industry nationalized; CFE’s role expands

   Sep 1, 1960Labels: Federal Electricity, Electric nationalization

   • ESRI ArcNews
   • CFE ES

8. CONASUPO established for staple supply and prices

   Jan 1, 1962Labels: CONASUPO, Food policy

   • CONASUPO EN
   • CONASUPO ES

9. 1976 peso crisis ends long fixed-rate era

   Aug 31, 1976Labels: 1976 peso, Balance of

   • WP Recovery
   • ScienceDirect

10. Lopez Portillo accelerates PEMEX-led oil development

    Jan 1, 1977Labels: PEMEX, L pez

    • State Dept FRUS
    • IADB Paper

11. Debt pressures trigger emergency refinancing talks

    Aug 20, 1982Labels: Debt restructuring, International banks

    • UPI Aug 20
    • BFI Mexico

12. Banks nationalized; exchange controls imposed

    Sep 1, 1982Labels: Bank nationalization, Jos L

    • UPI Sept 1
    • WP Sept 1