Land and Identity in Mexico
Peasants Stop an Airport
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9197992 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James W Russell (0000-0002-4072-4383, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 14 |
| Publication date | 2003-02-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Monthly Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-0520 • E-ISSN: 0027-0520 |
| Publisher | Monthly Review Foundation (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.14452/mr-054-09-2003-02_2 |
| OpenAlex | W2089390319 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In a three-week period in the summer of 2002, national and international attention was drawn to a fast and furious clash between forces unleashed by the globalized world economy and peasants in a small village within the larger Mexico City urban area. The Mexican federal government attempted to expropriate the peasants' land to make way for a sorely needed new international airport. The existing airport, with only two runways, was clearly inadequate. A new airport with six runways would bring the country's air transport infrastructure up to modem standards, a necessity for any country seeking to be competitive in the global economy. The peasants balked at selling their land and in the end they prevailed, seemingly against all odds.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Government (linguistics) · Identity (music) · International airport · Odds · Political economy · Political science · Runway · Sociology · Latin American rural development
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2021 (19) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |