El diálogo social en el campo mexicano

Resumen

A SERIES OF DIVERSE CIRCUMSTANCES MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO LOCATE THE DIRECT CAUSAL RELATIONS BET­WEEN THE GOVERNMENT'S SIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING FREE TRADE AND INVESTMENT INSTRUMENTS AND POVERTY IN MEXICO'S COUNTRYSIDE, INCLUDING THE COUNTRY'S PEASANTS' LACK OF "A VOICE" AND "THE RIGHT TO KNOW." A LONG CHAIN OF INTERNAL DYSFUNCTIONAL RELATIONS, VISIBLE SINCE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF INDUSTRIALIZATION VIA IMPORT SUBSTITUTION, RANGE FROM SOCIETY'S DUALISM AND PRIMARY PRODUCTION TO PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS UNACCEPTABLE FOR PARTICIPATING IN INTERNA­TIONAL COMPETITION, THE VANISHING RURAL FINANCIAL CIRCUIT (PRICES, CREDIT, INSURANCE AND SUB­SIDIES), THE REAL REDUCTION OF THE FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL BUDGET, AND THE DISAPPEARANCE OF A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE SECTOR'S PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. ALL THESE ARE VARIABLES THAT EXPLAIN THE RUIN OF THE RURAL SECTOR, WITH OR WITHOUT INTERNATIONAL OPENING.