Zapata's Revenge Free Trade and the Farm Crisis in Mexico |
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| Author:
| Barry, Tom |
| Series title: | Latina/O and Latin American Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89608-499-5 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 1997 |
| Publisher: | South End Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Tom Barry views the crises that confront Mexico as alarming evidence of the incapacity of today's neoliberal and free trade policies to foster broad economic development. He explains that such strategies have resulted in reduced food security, environmental destruction, increased rural-urban polarization, depopulation of peasant communities, and social and political instability. This book offers personal interviews, investigative research, and analysis that goes to the heart of...
More DescriptionTom Barry views the crises that confront Mexico as alarming evidence of the incapacity of today's neoliberal and free trade policies to foster broad economic development. He explains that such strategies have resulted in reduced food security, environmental destruction, increased rural-urban polarization, depopulation of peasant communities, and social and political instability. This book offers personal interviews, investigative research, and analysis that goes to the heart of the development challenge faced by Mexico and other Latin American nations.