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| Author: | Lira, E. A. Commander, S. |
| Title: | Agricultural commercialisation and the growth of a migrant labour market in Mexico. |
| Journal: | International Labour Review
1989 : VOL. 128:6, p. 769-789 |
| Index terms: | AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY MEXICO LABOUR MARKETS MIGRANT WORKERS |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | Over the past two decades the migrant labour market in Mexico has grown so fast that seasonal migrants now make up almost a quarter of the agricultural labour force. A high proportion are themselves minifundistas forced to supplement meagre farming incomes by hiring out their labour. The rationale of this system is discussed against the background of developments in the Mexican economy and its operation is described, detailing the hardships of the migrants' lives and the often back-breaking nature of their work. The concluding section examines the broader implications for the Mexican economy and for economic theory. |
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