Codifying Marginality: The Evolution of Mexican Agricultural Policy and its Impact on the Peasantry

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Abstract
Mexican agrarian philosophy has been characterised by remarkable consistency over the 70 years since the Revolution despite drastic changes in the overall economic context. The symbols of Revolutionary reform persist untarnished – ‘land and liberty’, Zapata and theejido, an unique form of peasant land tenure. ‘El agro’and agrarian policy remain a highly sensitive area shrouded in the mystique of past social struggles, so that the legacy of previous development decisions tightly constrains present-day options.