ABSTRACT

This book examines the effects of austerity on Mexican peasants who had been enmeshed in a national agricultural crisis since the late 1960s. It traces the evolution of Mexican agrarian policy and its cumulative impact on the peasantry.

chapter 1|30 pages

Introduction

chapter 3|34 pages

Tradition and Change in Campeche

chapter 4|25 pages

The Milpa Meets the Machine

chapter 5|44 pages

The Industry of Disasters

chapter 6|46 pages

In Default: Campesinos and the Debt Crisis

chapter 7|22 pages

A Way Out