A Pluralist Alternative: Mexican Women, Migration, and Regional Development

摘要: This article explores Mexican migration and its relation to the female head of household phenomenon rural migrant communities from a post-colonialist, feminist, institutional post-Keynesian approach economic development. has three main objectives: 1) present alternative theories study development, 2) contextualize migratory impact on women's social role, 3) highlight importance women in development communities. The emphasizes role that play communities, region where free market policies exacerbated historical conditions poverty marginalization, consequently, increase United States. Theoretical Framework Conventional Wisdom: Need for Alternatives dominant paradigm theory notion markets produce prosperity growth so-called "Third World." According this theory, are accomplished through establishment "structural adjustment" policies. In order enhance growth, such prescriptions emphasize reduction fiscal imbalance contraction public spending, inflation targeting, tight monetary perspective also suggests implementation laissez faire capitalism includes privatization state-owned enterprises, deregulation financial markets, as well trade barriers. current what it represents, is relatively new. Several scholars find roots political rearrangements after end World War II, when victorious allied nations redefined themselves global power structures (Ardnt 1981; Binder 1986; Mintz 1976; Pletsch Wallerstein 1984; Worsley 1984). achieved by discipline, deregulation, markets. Moreover, requires democratic form government aims at "creation society equipped with material organizational factors required pave way rapid access forms life created industrial civilization" (Escobar 1998: 429). By "civilization," most authors literature have mind type civilization Western Europe States; two areas considered embody advanced stage Therefore, model designed attain modern characterized Eurocentric ideology structure; discourse expects underdeveloped developing "Westernized" style. concept problematic because contains unique vision world, noninclusive disregards any other modernity or visions Modernity, perspective, explained "solution" to, overcoming of, immaturity non-Western civilizations. Furthermore, "[it] supposes, nevertheless, concealment denial irrational violent processes 'conquest.' It creates figure 'just conquistador,' who ensures progress his victims only which they can grow up into an adulthood different one possess" (Dussel 2006: 496). aggressiveness "conquest" process generates "Eurocentric" paradigm, ignores fact plundered resources "non-Western civilizations" European magnificence last centuries. seminal work, Open Veins Latin America, Eduardo Galeano (1976) presents comprehensive analysis contributions former American colonies wealth Europe. …