NAFTA and the Campesinos: The Impact of NAFTA on Small-Scale Agricultural Producers in Mexico and the Prospects for Change »

Juan Rivera is professor of accounting in the Mendoza College of Business and a faculty fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Manuel Chávez is professor of journalism at Michigan State University.
Scott Whiteford is director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Arizona.

The North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, has been one of the most hotly contested political and economic issues of the past 20 years. Contrary to much of the discussion in the U. S. media, this volume examines small family farms in Mexico which have fared worse economically since NAFTA’s passage. A distinguished group of contributors provide historical background, policy analysis, case studies, comparisons with large agribusiness corporations, and recommendations for ways to improve the situation of small farms in the future. This volume will be essential to the understanding of multinational trade issues and agriculture in the twenty-first century. 

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Mexican Agriculture and NAFTA—Prospects for Change

Juan M. Rivera and Scott Whiteford

Chapter 1

NAFTA's Impact on Mexican Agriculture: An Overview

Manuel  Angel Gomez Cruz and Rita Schwentesius Rindermann

Chapter 2

Asymmetry of Resources, Access to Information, and Transparency as Structural Development Challenges in Rural Areas

Manuel Chavez

Chapter 3

Globalisation, the State, and the Role of Agro-Industry in Mexico's Development

Mark A. Martinez and Gaspar Real Cabello

Chapter 4

Sweet Protectionism: State Policy and Employment in the Sugar Industries of the NAFTA Countries

Gerardo Otero and Cornelia Butler Flora

Chapter 5

Multinational Agribusiness and Small Corn Producers in Rural Mexico: New Alternatives for Agricultural Development

Juan M. Rivera

Chapter 6

Transnationals and Agriculture by Contract: The Case of Three Frozen-Food Companies in Mexico

Elia Patlan Martinez and Juan De Dios Trujillo Felix

Chapter 7

The Organic Farming Sector in Mexico: An Example of Resistance to Globalization

Laura Gomez Tovar and Manuel Angel Gomez Cruz

Chapter 8

Bimbo-Coronado and Goat-Keepers in Matehuala

Juan De Dios Trujillo Felix, Elia Patlan Martinez and Rita Schwentesius Rindermann

Conclusions

Mexican Agriculture and NAFTA—The Challenges Ahead

Juan M. Rivera.