Land Reform in Mexico: 1910-1980 presents the workings of the Mexican government by analyzing actual policies, their implementation, and their outcomes in a significant and central sector of the Mexican economy, agriculture. This book discusses the pattern of Mexican redistribution policy in agriculture over an extensive period of time, with emphasis on the causes and effects of these policy shifts.Organized into eight chapters, this book begins with an overview of the agricultural policy and modernization strategy of Mexico. This text then relates regional variations in the rural social structure of the late 19th century to the history of Mexico's unique agricultural policy. Other chapters consider the policy shifts reflected in agrarian legislation by presidential period. This book discusses as well the politics of land reform and its linkages to local, state, and national administrations. The final chapter deals with the status of agricultural policy in Mexico during the 1980s.This book is a valuable resource for scholar and students with interest in Mexican politics.

List of FiguresList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgments1. Introduction Background The Research Design The Regional Dimension2. Regional Variations in Prerevolutionary Mexican Society Introduction The Porfirian Period: Prelude to Revolution Land Tenure on the Eve of the Revolution The Political Economy of the North The Political Economy of the Center East The Political Economy of the South The Political Economy of the Center West Conclusions3. The Changing Pattern of Land Reform Legislation Introduction The Decrees of 1915 and 1916 National Land Reform Legislation: The Constitution of 1917 Eligibility Appeal Expropriation Plot Size and Types of Land Tenure Conclusions4. The Politics of Land Reform in Mexico: Local, State, and National Linkages Introduction Administrative Organization of the Reform Legislation Affecting the Administrative Structure of Land Reform Petitions at the National Level Regional Variations in the Distribution of Land Veracruz and Agrarian Reform: Local, State, and National Linkages Conclusions5. Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Mexican Land Reform Background The Timing of the Reform Unfulfilled Promises Regional Variations in the Distribution of Land Quality of Land Distributed The Ejido and the Central Government Conclusions6. Peasants and Public Policy: Agricultural Credit and Productivity Introduction Agricultural Investment: 1940-1980 Agricultural Credit The Agricultural Policies of Echeverria and LÓpez Portillo The Pricing of Agricultural Goods Poor Land, Scant Water, and Too Many People Conclusions7. Migration, Economic Opportunity, and Land Redistribution in Mexico Introduction Mexican Migration to the United States The Role of Land Reform and Population Growth in Stimulating or Deterring Immigration The Role of the U.S. Economy in Stimulating and Deterring Immigration Migration, U.S. Unemployment, and Land Reform A Model of Migration Conclusion8. Conclusions The Pattern of Demand and Response The History of Governmental Agricultural Policy The Next DecadeAppendixes Appendix A. Definitive Distribution of Land until 1933 Appendix B. Example of a Diario Oficial Entry Appendix C. Presidential Actions (Resoluciones): 1916-1976 Appendix D. Example of Selected Resolutions from the Ministry of Agrarian Reform Originally Published in the Diario Oficial Appendix E. Summary of Selected Resolutions for Mexico, 1916-1976 Appendix F. Linear Systems ModelReferencesIndex