State Agrarianism versus Democratic Agrarianism

Adalberto Tejeda's Experiment in Veracruz, 1928-32

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ID3127451
AuthorsEitan Ginzberg (Tel Aviv University, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume30
Issue2
Pages341-372
Publication date1998-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x98005070
OpenAlexW2075540660
LanguageEN
Citations received5

This article analyses Adalberto Tejeda's agrarian experiment in the state of Veracruz, Mexico, during the years 1928-32. This experiment was unique in two respects. First, disregarding the central government's policy, which sought to end agrarian distribution completely, it parcelled out land to the peasants on an unprecedented scale; secondly, it proved, contrary to the prevailing wisdom of the time, that agrarian reform implemented through the full range of channels offered by the 1917 federal constitution could serve as a tool of social justice and equality, and hence as a central factor in the advancement of social welfare and democracy in Mexico. This article seeks to show that the failure of the Veracruz experiment offers an explanation - perhaps a cardinal explanation - for the perceived failure of Mexican agrarian reform in general

Agrarian reform · Agrarian society · Agrarian system · Agrarianism · Agriculture · Archaeology · Constitution · Democracy · Economic Justice · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · State (computer science) · Welfare state · Law · Mexican Socioeconomic and Environmental Dynamics

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