Agrarian Reform Policy in the Dominican Republic [Hardcover]

Ana Teresa Gutierrez-San Martin (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0819169919 | ISBN-13: 978-0819169914 | Publication Date: July 28, 1988

This book documents the importance of local organization as a key factor influencing agrarian reform policy outputs. Through analysis of data gathered through three in-depth ommunity level studies of Dominican agrarian reform settlements, this book reveals the link between organization, investment decisions, agricultural productivity and economic development. Contents: include: Land Reform, Agrarian Reform, and the Role of Beneficiary Organization; Land Reform Policy and the Political Economy of the Dominican Republic; Beneficiary Organization and ProductivityóThe Experience in Three Dominican Asentamientos; The Asentamiento Sergio Abigail Cabrera; The Asentamiento Rio Limpio; The Asentamiento Puesto Grande; Conclusion: Organization, Production and Agrarian Reform Policy; and The Escape Strategy: Implications for Government Policy.

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...provides a useful framework for understanding the role of local organizations in the investment strategies of beneficiaries in land reform projects.>>>> (Development And Change )

...provides a useful framework for understanding the role of local organizations in the investment strategies of beneficiaries in land reform projects. (Development And Change )

About the Author

Ana Teresa Gutierrez-San Martin is Senior Economist for Jack Faucett Associates, Inc. in Bethesda, Maryland.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 290 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (July 28, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819169919
• ISBN-13: 978-0819169914
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,183,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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