Abstract

GONZALEZ JUAREZ, Marja Teresita et al. San José Navajas, México: una comunidad rural frente al impulso industrial. Pampa [online]. 2015, n.11, pp.89-112. ISSN 2314-0208.

This paper explores the economic, politic and social conditions around the construction of the Queretaro's Intercontinental Airport in Mexico. Rural communities surround this airport and the research is oriented to analyze what kinds of changes have been produced in one of the most important locality: San José de Navajas. In order to do so, it is study the negotiation process that allow to expropriate the community land, the conflicts generated as a result of it and the changes in the labor conditions and labor identity of the inhabitants. The research team also studies the expectative of development created in the community as a result of the arrival of foreign direct investment, which supposed to create new jobs in benefit of the community. The results of the research show how negatives effects are produced when government takes unilateral decisions and do not consider the opinion of the community residents.

Keywords : Region; Identity changes; Social conflicts; Public policy.

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