Abstract
This article examines water politics in Guanajuato. Focusing on the social construction of risk, it is argued that the region is vulnerable to water shortages due to political competition. State officials have promoted economic activity and demographic growth without concern for the area’s water supply. State and national water authorities compete over political power within the Lerma-Chapala Basin Council, the organization responsible for water management in the area. Moreover, representatives of the five states that make up the council attempt to maximize their own water supplies rather than guarantee the maintenance of the r egion’s aquifers.
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