El liberalismo militante

Eminent Domain and Expropriation Laws: A Century of Urban and Regional Planning in Mexico

“…Supporters argued the law was in the public interest because it (1) made "unproductive" land available for economic and industrial development and (2) developed a cadastre or property inventory to strengthen the government's fiscal capabilities. 19 From 1857, when the Constitution was approved, until 1910, when the Mexican Revolution started, the country experienced a period of prosperity, particularly during the Porfirio Diaz dictatorship (1876-1910). However, prosperity was built on taking land from indigenous populations and concentrating land in latifundios (vast landholdings owned by nationals and foreigners).…”