A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF MEXICAN RURAL SOCIETY

Journal Title: European Journal of Business and Social Sciences - Year 2016, Vol 5, Issue 9

Abstract

This paper puts into context the demographic, social, economic, and cultural changes and transformations of rural Mexican society in the period 1990-2016. To start, we discuss some trends that have reshaped rural and urban society of the 20th century. We also describe the stereotypes and prejudices that the media have developed on the Mexican countryside and farmers. We mention the principles of corporate globalization, and their social and environmental costs in developing countries such as Mexico, which has been characterized by applying dogmatically neoliberal policies to the rural sector in recent decades. Moreover, we explain the role played by the environmental movement and environmental politics to challenge the exploitative development model of capitalist modernity in rural and urban contexts. Finally, the arrival of the tycoon Donald Trump to the White House in the United States represents a serious threat to the economic, political, and social stability of Mexico, whose background could deepen the crisis of rural society, if the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is repealed by America and the border wall is built. It notes that this work was developed based on a literature review specializing on the subject in question.

Authors and Affiliations

Alberto Valdes Cobos| Professor and Researcher, Department of Cultural, Demographic and Political Studies, University of Guanajuato, Celaya-Salvatierra Campus, Mexico

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Alberto Valdes Cobos (2016). A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT THE TRANSFORMATIONS OF MEXICAN RURAL SOCIETY. European Journal of Business and Social Sciences, 5(9), 67-83. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-10847