Abstract

ARAGON FALOMIR, Jaime  and  CARDENAS, Julián. Analysis of Business Elite Networks and Revolving Doors in Mexico: Cartography of a Public-Private Ruling Class. Temas debates (En línea) [online]. 2020, n.39, pp.81-103. ISSN 1853-984X.

This research maps the business and political elite networks in Mexico to understand the social organization and influence capacity of Mexican élites, and to open up avenues of research on power élites in Mexico. First, a study of the internal cohesion of the business élites is carried out through an analysis of networks of interlocking directorates and ownership ties. Secondly, we examine several cases of revolving doors through a prosopographic analysis of biographies and trajectories. The results reveal that the Mexican business élites are cohesive and that a group of individuals fluctuate between the public and private sectors. In addition, the combination of both analyses shows that corporations or business groups with access to the State via revolving doors are well-connected firms in the network of interlocking directorates. Findings suggest the emergence of a public-private ruling class in Mexico.

Keywords : Business élites; Political élites; Revolving doors; Elite networks; Mexico.

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