Women’s Role In The Family And Economy

Global Restructuring in Rural Mexico

• After reading Kunz’s article on “Making Women Productive” in rural Mexico, write a paper describing this strategy in development.
• Explain the background of restructuring in Mexico in regards to funding from the IMF and SAPs, the Mexican state itself, and the political economy.

• • What “neoliberal” assumptions are made about women’s role in the family and economy?
  • What kinds of disciplining occur?
  • In what ways do women find resistance and empowerment in these new strategies?
  • What are remittances and how does this factor into the discussion?

• Research rural Mexico and cite at least two outside sources relating to any of the subjects discussed. Sources must be credible, peer-reviewed academic sources.