Reform In Mexico Research Articles

Communal Land Tenure and Agrarian Reform in Mexico

It is a characteristic feature of the discussions now in progress on the direction to be taken by Mexican agriculture, which have again flared up sharply in that country, that they constantly return to the problem of the ejido, (1) its place and role in the socio-economic development of the country, and to the presidency of Cardenas (1934-1940) — i.e., the period when reforms progressed most intensively. One group of Mexican economists, sociologists, and historians demands that the principles of the reform of the 1930's be reexamined, and that agriculture be brought into correspondence with the development of the country. While objectively reflecting the interests of the agricultural and industrial capitalists, who are growing stronger, these proponents of agrarian revisionism insist that the structure of the ejido sector should be liberalized, and free capitalist competition permitted. (2) This, they assert, would enable the peasants' initiative to flourish, and would lead to enlarging the...

Land Reform in Mexico

Land Reform in Mexico

Land Reform in Mexico

T HE Mexican revolution may be studied from many different angles. The fact that most readily impresses itself upon the mind of the foreign student interested in land tenure is the legal one-the taking of land by the state from one person and the giving of it to another. In the long run, however, the greater significance may be found to attach to the technological, social, and economic change which the transfer of title is producing, and of which it is a part. In fact, it may well be that the Mexican upheaval was a protest against the antiquated, uneconomic, and wasteful utilization of land under the large plantation system.

Agrarian Reforms in Mexico

Agrarian Reforms in Mexico

The Contest for the Laws of Reform in Mexico

The Contest for the Laws of Reform in Mexico John W. Foster John W. Foster Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The American Historical Review, Volume 15, Issue 3, April 1910, Pages 526–546, https://doi.org/10.1086/ahr/15.3.526 Published: 01 April 1910

The Contest for the Laws of Reform in Mexico

The Contest for the Laws of Reform in Mexico

Currency Reform in Mexico and China

Currency Reform in Mexico and China