The neoliberal State and indigenous women. A case study of the Puebla Sierra Negra

Authors

  • Carolina Muñoz Rodríguez Colegio de Postgraduados
  • Verónica Vázquez García Colegio de Postgraduados

Keywords:

Gender, ethnic group, poverty, capacities, neoliberal State

Abstract

The present article aims at analyzing the development of capacities in indigenous women from the Puebla Sierra Negra, as a result of the State’s intervention. The methodology used was mixed: a survey, three workshops, eight deep interviews and participating observation. Five government institutions were identified as being relevant for the women: Sedesol, CDI, Sagarpa/SDR, Semarnat and INEA. It was verified that programs are fragmented, which has contributed (in a timid, erratic manner) to the development of some capacities. The neoliberal State has proved incapable of boosting them in a more convincing, orderly manner due to the contradictions existing between the commercial opening to agricultural products from the outside and the subsidies policy designed to fight the poverty that the opening itself generated.

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Published

2012-01-01

How to Cite

Muñoz Rodríguez, C., & Vázquez García, V. (2012). The neoliberal State and indigenous women. A case study of the Puebla Sierra Negra. Espiral Estudios Sobre Estado Y Sociedad (eISSN: 2594-021X), 19(53), 91-121. Retrieved from http://espiral.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/EEES/article/view/299

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 53: Espiral 53 (january-april 2012)

Section

Estado

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