Mexico, the PRI, and López Obrador: The Legacy of Corporatism

Grayson, George W.

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“…It is argued, however, that Mexico's authoritarian corporatism has been succeeded by a ‘corporatism lite’ associated with city governance 27 . Current President (and former PRIísta) Andrés Manuel López Obrador developed ‘his own corporatism style’ as Mexico City mayor: for example, through unofficial pacts with informal taxi drivers and street traders (Grayson, 2007: 292). Rather than traditional state corporatism involving federal government and organized groups affiliated with the ruling party, the ‘corporatism of informality’ centres on relationships between local government and organizations that may not belong to any political party (de la Garza et al ., 2017: 220).…”

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THE IMPACT OF MEXICO’SLAND REFORM ON PERIURBAN HOUSING PRODUCTION: Neoliberal or Neocorporatist?

Varley¹,

Salazar²

2021

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Changes to Mexico's Constitution in the 1990s marked the end of agrarian reform and the Revolutionary land regime which had allowed beneficiaries to work but not to sell their land. New legislation allowed individual parcels of ejido land to be converted into private property. Many observers link this 'privatization' with a transformation of the periurban landscape resulting from private developers' construction of mass 'social housing' developments: a classic example of neoliberal urbanism. We examine evidence for the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, finding that, although some developments do occupy former ejido land, developers mostly prefer private property, including former haciendas. Private sector interests are wary of the ejido for reasons that stem from its place in the corporatist political system that characterized twentieth-century Mexico, and the patchwork of privatized individual parcels clashes with developers' land acquisition strategies. Ejidatarios often prefer to retain control over their land, selling plots piecemeal. Our findings demonstrate the continuing significance of urban informality--on a scale that exceeds the development of ejido land for formal housing--and the intertwining of formal and informal. We interpret these interrelated processes of housing production as legacies of corporatism, underlining the significance of political influences on Latin American neoliberalism. 'Social (interest) housing' costs at most 118 times the monthly minimum salary. Repayments cannot exceed 30% of household income (Janoschka and Salinas, 2017). 4RAN-SIG still maps privatized parcels within the ejido boundaries. When distinguishing private from ejido property, we refer to land that has never belonged to an ejido.

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“…27 27Grayson (2007: 279) refers to the ‘legacy of corporatism’ shaping Mexico's current politics; Jones (1996) sees the Article 27 reforms as an instance of neocorporatism. …”

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THE IMPACT OF MEXICO’SLAND REFORM ON PERIURBAN HOUSING PRODUCTION: Neoliberal or Neocorporatist?

Varley¹,

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2021

Int J Urban Regional Res

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Mexico, the PRI, and López Obrador: The Legacy of Corporatism

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THE IMPACT OF MEXICO’SLAND REFORM ON PERIURBAN HOUSING PRODUCTION: Neoliberal or Neocorporatist?

THE IMPACT OF MEXICO’SLAND REFORM ON PERIURBAN HOUSING PRODUCTION: Neoliberal or Neocorporatist?

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