Resumen

LUGO-MORIN, Diosey Ramón; RAMIREZ-JUAREZ, Javier; MENDEZ-ESPINOZA, José Arturo  y  PENA-OLVERA, Benjamín. Asymmetric social networks in the horticultural system in the Tepeaca Valley, Mexico. Econ. soc. territ [online]. 2010, vol.10, n.32, pp.207-230. ISSN 2448-6183.

This paper examines the negotiation and subordination relationships of small horticultural producers in asymmetric social networks in the horticultural system of the Tepeaca Valley, Puebla, Mexico. Social networks are interstitial spaces where small producers, with a certain degree of autonomy, negotiate the retention of economic surplus with brokers and companies. We conclude that the organisation of the horticultural production system is achieved through asymmetrical social networks, where the small producer establishes trading and subordination relationships that are defined by each type of arrangement.

Palabras llave : asymmetric social networks; horticultural system; social actors; rural Mexico.