Reconfiguring the Countryside
Power, Control, and the (Re)Organization of Farmers in West Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19003666 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James H Mcdonald (The University of Texas at San Antonio, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 247-258 |
| Publication date | 2001-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Society for Applied Anthropology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.60.3.8c3lfpfa6hee6l5g |
| OpenAlex | W2070780710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines the effects of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Mexico's agricultural economy, with particular emphasis on the role of the government in economic restructuring aimed at privatization and global competitiveness. Government policy and practice have sought to revitalize select agricultural sectors that have faltered with the opening of the Mexican economy. This process will be explored through the analysis of the shifting relationship between the state and local elites in the northwest highlands of Michoacan, an area dominated by small-scale dairy farming. Much of rural Mexico has a long history of powerful caciques (local political strongmen) and their patronage networks, that have arisen in the service of state interests only to be replaced when political-economic conditions change. In this instance, neoliberal reforms have resulted in the reconfiguration of power and authority, and the emergence of new-style techno-caciques--well-educated political and economic entr
Control (management) · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Management · Political science · Power (physics) · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Organic Food and Agriculture
The Narcoeconomy and Small-town, Rural Mexico
The Anthropology of Power-Wielding Bureaucracies
The Cultural Effects of the Narcoeconomy in Rural Mexico
Institutional support and in situ conservation in Mexico
An Exploration in the Veiling of Power
Engaging the global countryside
Rethinking elite persistence in neoliberalism
Building new countryside in China
The Transnational State and Empire
Between Grassroots Collective Action and State Mandates
Participation, education, and pluralism
The Rise, Fall, and Reconfiguration of the Mexican Ejido
Agrarian reform in Mexico turns thirty
Diverse Varieties and Diverse Markets
Exits from the Labyrinth
Privatizing the Private Family Farmer
Nafta and the Milking of Dairy Farmers in Central Mexico
The Neoliberal Project and Governmentality in Rural Mexico
Decentering the Regime
Transformation of dairy activity in Mexico in the context of current globalization and regionalization
Disentangling the PRI from the Government in Mexico
Nafta and the Milking of Dairy Farmers in Central Mexico
Populism and Neo-populism in Latin America, especially Mexico
A Reconceptualization of the Anthropomorphized State and The Centrality of Political Agency in State Formations
Casi Nada
Socioeconomic Growth, Culture Scale, and Household Well-Being
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,61 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2024 (22) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |