HILA 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Manuel Ávila Camacho, Agrarian Reform, Crop Rotation
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Economic nationalism: create a more equal and democratic mexico, corporatism. All under the party of the mexican revolution (prm) Party would be run by people who would support his reforms. After 1940, mexico turned to a more elite and conservative style of governance. Shift away from fulfilling the goals of the revolution and more towards elite actors and business interests. Suffocated a vibrant, civil society because the people struggled to participate in politics: the reforms had to maintained over time (especially agrarian reform) Constant investment was lacking: many small landowners felt threatened by the ejido system. Government-controlled land distribution favored landless peasants, not landowners: some middle-classes in cities turned against cardenas because there was no urban development that benefitted them. Most of the budget was funneled into agrarian reform: other people (cid:449)a(cid:374)ted to defe(cid:374)ded me(cid:454)i(cid:272)o"s catholic heritage from the secular cardenas administration. Cristero wars: culture of rising expectations.
