México, política y coraje

"Isabela Huffman is a precocious 8 1/2-year-old girl who can't seem to keep herself out of trouble on a visit to Guanajuato, Mexico, with her mother. She wants to be the president when she grows up. Or a ballerina. Or the president and a ballerina. She's dramatic. She sings on the bus, screams like a baby after putting chile powder on her fresh mango and convinces her mom to buy five pair of new shoes for a big family. No matter how many times her mom asks her to just sit down like a normal little girl, she just can't help getting up to take more pictures of her adventures. When will Isabela...

"Important study of the Maximato (1928-34) sees Cardenismo as the culmination of - rather than the replacement for - many important political developments under Calles. Concludes that there were 'important differences' but also 'essential overlaps' between Calles and Cárdenas. Cardenismo would not have been possible without the Maximato"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.

Este anexo estadistico del cuarto Informe de Gobierno da cuenta en cifras del estado general que guarda la administracion publica del pais, las principales acciones realizadas y los logros alcanzados entre septiembre de 2003 y agosto de 2004. Contenido: Presentacion. 1) Desarrollo humano y social: poblacion; educacion; ciencia y tecnologia; cultura; cultura fisica y deporte; superacion de la pobreza; salud y proteccion para todos; seguridad social; capacitacion para el trabajo; seguridad y salud en el trabajo; ampliacion de la infraestructura social; vivienda; grupos sociales menos...

This comprehensive review of rural policy in Mexico shows that the challenges and potential of rural areas are spatially differentiated and therefore require a place-based policy approach.