... often distinguished by a two-tier form of distribution, with a small number of large landowners possessing most of the arable land, while substantial numbers of very small owners, tenants and settlers farm the remaining land, which is often of inferior quality. Large holdings are still a feature of Mexico's land system. The historical origins of the process of land concentration vary from region ... forms of intrusion that alter the market distribution mechanism and that have therefore often led to a lowering of exchange rates for agricultural, as against industrial, production. The con...

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