Agrarian Reform and Economic Development in Mexico

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serious deficiencies when it comes to the equitable redistribution of its fruits and the encouragement of growth in less developed areas.
The agrarian structure of developing countries is often distinguished by a two-tier form of distribution, with a small number of large landowners possessing most of the arable land, while substantial numbers of very small owners, tenants and settlers farm the remaining land, which is often of inferior quality. Large holdings are still a feature of Mexico’s land system. The historical origins of the process of land concentration vary from region to region. It is particularly relevant to note that the private appropriation of land not only led to the formation and consolidation of large holdings, but also had the diametrically opposite effect of fragmenting smallholdings.
Many developing countries have sought to modernize their economies as quickly as possible by basing themselves for the most part on the often unwarranted belief that hasty industrialization can bring about a favorable development in ...