1st Edition

Agrarian Reform in Contemporary Developing Countries A Study Prepared for the International Labour Office within the Framework of the World Employment Programme

Edited By Ajit Kumar Ghose Copyright 1983
378 Pages
by Routledge

378 Pages
by Routledge

384 Pages
by Routledge

Initially published in 1983, in association with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), this book is about the meaning, relevance and process of agrarian reform in contemporary developing countries. It includes seven detailed case studies – one each on Ethiopia, Peru, Chile, Nicaragua, Iran, Kerala, (India) and West Bengal (India). In all the cases, serious contemporary efforts were made to... Read more

Part I: Introduction  1. Agrarian Reform in Developing Countries: Issues of Theory and Problems of Practice  Part II: Towards Peasant Economy Systems  2. Agrarian Reform in Kerala and its Impact on the Rural Economy – a Preliminary Assessment  3. Agrarian Reform in West Bengal: Objectives, Achievements and Limitations  Part III: On the Road to Collectivism  4. Agrarian Reform, Structural Changes and Rural Development in Ethiopia  5. The Agrarian Reform in Peru: an Assessment  6. Agrarian Reform and Structural Change in Chile, 1865-79  7. Agrarian Reform and Rural Development in Nicaragua, 1979-1981  Part IV: In Search of Modernism  8. The Agrarian Question in Iran

Biography

Ajit Kumar Ghose