One day, the government changed the rules. It adopted , aiming to treat everyone as individual, equal citizens. While this sounded like "democracy," it actually stripped away the collective protections the villagers relied on for their local autonomy. Suddenly, their lands were at risk, and the "peasant" unions that once protected them were dismantled.
: A "crack" in the state’s control allowed them the freedom to gather and form significant political organizations without being immediately crushed. Contesting Citizenship in Latin America: The Ri...
Feeling their way of life threatened, the villagers looked for a new way to defend themselves. They didn't just see themselves as workers anymore—they reclaimed their identity as . Why the Village Succeeded (Yashar's Three Factors) One day, the government changed the rules
: The shift to neoliberalism unintentionally challenged their local autonomy, giving them a reason to fight back. Suddenly, their lands were at risk, and the