Cananea consolidated copper company from nationalization to privatization: 1972-1991: I. Focus on privatization of State-owned enterprises

Copper, a base metal, became important in the late nineteenth century with the development of electricity and other industrial uses. La Cananea, a Mexican copper mine, was acquired and worked by an American, Colonel Greene, between 1896 and 1907. From 1907 until the mine was nationalized in 1972, th...

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Published in:International journal of public administration 2000-01, Vol.23 (5-8), p.563-577
Main Author: Byrne, Sister Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Copper, a base metal, became important in the late nineteenth century with the development of electricity and other industrial uses. La Cananea, a Mexican copper mine, was acquired and worked by an American, Colonel Greene, between 1896 and 1907. From 1907 until the mine was nationalized in 1972, the mine was successfully worked by Anaconda, an American multinational copper company. Poor performance under nationalization and a change of policy by the Mexican government led to the reprivatization of the mine in 1990. The process of re-privatization was complicated by two factors: the value of the mine and employee redundance. This paper considers the problems of ownership and management from nationalization to privatization from 1972 to 1991.
ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
DOI:10.1080/01900690008525476