Counterparts of technological diffusion: the regional economic impact of the railway during the time of porfiriato in Mexico 1876-1911

Rarely the impact of technology difussion is uniform in one region. The form it spreads and it is adopted affects the way it influences the social, economic and demographic aspects in a given space. The object of this article is to investigate the chiaroscuros of regional adoption of railroad during...

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Autor: Ramírez Plascencia, David
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Revista de Tecnología y Sociedad
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:148.202.167.189/paakat:article/206
Acceso en línea:http://www.udgvirtual.udg.mx/paakat/index.php/paakat/article/view/206
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Porfirian regime; railroad; technology adoption; regional economy; innovation
Porfiriato; ferrocarriles; adopción de tecnología; economía regional; innovación
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Sumario:Rarely the impact of technology difussion is uniform in one region. The form it spreads and it is adopted affects the way it influences the social, economic and demographic aspects in a given space. The object of this article is to investigate the chiaroscuros of regional adoption of railroad during the Porfirian Regime in Mexico 1876-1911. How far this technological advance favored regional development during the years of porfirian order and progress.