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Summary The case examined is the Carrizo Valley irrigation scheme in N.W. Mexico. Members of the ejidos (land holding communities) as beneficiaries of the agrarian reform, were granted usufructural rights over 76 per cent of irrigated land, and were obliged by decree to form credit societies and farm collectively. This article documents some of the internal and external factors which brought about the progressive disintegration of the centrally managed and unified collective production units. It then identifies some of the major problems facing the cjido sector as a result of its dependence on other sectors, and examines attempts at solving these problems through the creation of Unions of Credit Societies.Resume Développement agraire au Mexique: étude d'un casLe cas étudié est celui du projet d'irrigation de la vallée de Carrizo dans le nord‐ouest du Mexique. Les membres des "ejidos" (communautés propriétaires des terres), bénéficiaires de la réforme agraire, se sont vus accorder des droits d'usufruit sur plus de 76% des terres irriguées et ont été obligés par un décret à former des sociétés de crédit et à exploiter les terres collectivement. Cet article illustre quelques‐uns des facteurs internes et externes qui ont amené la désintégration progressive des exploitations collectives unifiées et gérées centralement. Il souligne ensuit certains des principaux problèmes qui se posent au secteur "ejido" en raison de sa dépendance vis‐à‐vis d'autres secteurs et examine les tentatives faites pour résoudre ces problèmes en créant des syndicats de sociétés de crédit.Resumen La explotación de la tierra en Mexico: estudio de un casoEl caso examinado es el sistema de riego en el Valle de Carrizo del noroeste de México. Los miembros de los ejidos (comunidades propietarias de terrenos), como beneficiarios de la reforma agraria, obtuvieron los derechos de usufructo de más del 76% de la tierra bajo riego y quedaron obligados por Decreto a formar sociedades de crédito y a la explotación agrícola colectiva. En este artículo se documentan algunos de los factores internos y externos que acarrearon la desintegración progresiva de las unidades de producción colectiva unificada dirigida centralmente. A continuación se identifican algunos de los problemas más importantes con que se enfrenta el sector ejidal, como resultado de su dependencia de otros sectores, y examina las tentativas hechas para resolver estos problemas mediante la creación de uniones de sociedades de crédito.

BENEFITS RESULTING FROM POLITICAL SCIENCE FIELDWORK: DEVELOPING GOOD CO-WORKER RELATIONSHIPS, INTERPERSONAL SKILLS, CONFIDENCE IN ONE'S ABLITIES, THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE, & CAREER PREFERENCES. THOSE RECIEVING HIGHER LEVELS OF VARIOUS BENEFITS FOUND TO BE STUDENTS WHO SPENT MORE TIME ON THEIR STUDIES, HAD SPECIFIC GOALS FOR THE FIELDWORK EXPERIENCE HAD HIGHER LEVELS OF POLITICAL INTEREST & EXPERIENCE.

Examines differences in prior-office careers and tenure in office between groups of state officials selected by appointment or by election; based on analysis of 200 attorneys general who served in the 50 states, 1970-92; US.

Develops a scale for measurement and comparisons of statutory powers in US states.

In an article entitled "Teaching the Congress and Legislative Process Courses," L. Sandy Maisel found by examining the syllabi of such courses that about half of them involved legislative case study assignments. He suggested that further exploration of these assignments would be appropriate. Since students are so commonly required to do case studies of bills in legislative courses, a description of this type of assignment and discussion of how to implement it would be useful. In this paper, I will cover my use of this type of assignment in a course on the legislative process. In describing this legislative case study requirement, sections on background information, the case study assignment, and student reaction to the assignment, together with a brief conclusion, will be presented.