The developmentalist discourse and the subaltern struggle within the framework of the Mayan Train

Authors

  • Armando Nicolás Morales Cardoso Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Estado de México, México. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/c2gvh327

Keywords:

economic and social development, colonialism, speeches, transport infrastructure

Abstract

This work analyzes the discourse of the Mexican State on development for the implementation of the Mayan Train (TM) megaproject, which contains a neo-colonial and modernity process, but, in the end, it comes to implement the rationalist process of
capital. in the region. Likewise, it is reviewed how through the implementation of this policy agency was achieved within the subaltern struggle of the Regional Indigenous and Popular Council of Xpujil S.C. The Council, through legal struggle, obtained the
cancellation of the project on its territory. However, the project continues in execution despite the protection achieved.

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Author Biography

  • Armando Nicolás Morales Cardoso, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Estado de México, México.

    Mexican. Pursuing a PhD in Development Studies: Latin American Problems and Perspectives. Master's degree in Economics. Bachelor's degree in Economics. His areas of interest include studies related to territorial issues, labor relations, and macroeconomics.

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Published

2025-08-05 — Updated on 2025-08-06

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Issue

No. 187 (2025): PUBLIC POLICIES: GAPS BETWEEN ENACTMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION (EASIER SAID THAN DONE) (JANUARY-MARCH, 2025)

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How to Cite

The developmentalist discourse and the subaltern struggle within the framework of the Mayan Train. (2025). Revista De Ciencias Sociales, 187, 27-45. https://doi.org/10.15517/c2gvh327 (Original work published 2025)