Gabriela Kraemer Bayer Libros

Demonstrates that deterioration of social and ecological conditions has led to changes in forms of production in subtropical area of Northern Sierra in Puebla, including a shift during 1970s from cacique-related traditional cultivation techniques to a two-tiered production system consisting of subsistence farming and contract work for large ranches and coffee plantations. Argues that both

Explores ways in which the country can improve the lives of rural people in Mexico. Covers all facets of agricultural improvement including technology, reorganization of producer groups, and government policy –Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.