Land Reform in Latin America: The Dominican Case

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Although land reform in Latin America has been heralded by scholars and development economists, as well as by revolutionaries, as the essential ingredient for economic growth, the results of actual land reform projects has been disappointing. This book attempts to identify the reasons for these results by analyzing some of the microeconomic factors which underlie the inadequate performance of reform sector agriculture. Basing her analysis on a detailed case studies of agrarian reform in the Dominican republic, Meyer deals specifically with the organizational structure of the reform project itself, evaluating the relative efficiency of associative, individual and collective organizational structures. Policy makers and students of development will find here important new insights into the land reform issue.

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CARRIE A. MEYER is Assistant Professor of Economics at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, teaching economic development and microeconomic theory.