John H. Powelson, Richard Stock

The Peasant Betrayed (eBook, ePUB)

Agriculture and Land Reform in the Third World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

After studying land reform in 16 countries and offering illustrative examples from 11 more, Powelson and Stock conclude that government land reforms generally harm the rural poor more than help them. Detailing case after case in which government intervention has impoverished the peasant, the authors find only a few cases in which the government has made the peasant better off. In contrast, they show that in Third World countries where the state has left farming to the farmer, agricultural output has soared, famine has been overcome, and the welfare of the peasant has vastly improved.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cato Institute
• Seitenzahl: 420
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 1990
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781937184285
• Artikelnr.: 52280019

Autorenporträt

John P. Powelson is professor emeritus of economics at the University of Colorado, specializing in economic development and economic history.