Sistemas hidraulicos, modernizacion de la agricutura y migracion.

Carmen Viqueira Landa and Lydia Torre Medina Mora (eds.), (Toluca, Mexico: El Colegio Mexiquense and Universidad Iberoamericana, 1994), pp. 459.

This collection addresses the social impact of irrigation policies. The authors write mostly from an anthropological and historical perspective, though environmental aspects, the application of information systems, and development economics are also stressed. Case studies refer to experiences in Mexico, Spain, the USA, and France. The product of an interdisciplinary seminar, this volume is not a coherent piece. Also, it lacks a theoretical discussion, though the Prologo briefly suggests some theoretical issues underlying the …