The Politics of Food in Mexico
Author | : Jonathan Fox |
Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 0801427169 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780801427169 |
Rating | : 4/5 (69 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Politics of Food in Mexico written by Jonathan Fox and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compares a range of Mexican food policy reforms, focusing on the SAM (Mexican Food System), a program in place from 1980-82, designed to shift subsidies and privileged access from large private farmers and ranchers to peasants and small producers. In this context, Fox (political science, MIT) examines the limits and possibilities of political reform, and its history and future in the Mexican state. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR