352 Pages
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Routledge
Latifundia are a characteristic feature of many underdeveloped agrarian economies. At the time when land reform was a burning issue for most of these countries, Labourers and Landowners in Southern Spain (originally published in 1971), a penetrating sociological and economic analysis of the Spanish experience was particularly opportune. The book examines the tensions within wage-labour... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Decisions on employment 3. Reparto 4. Union 5. Cumplir 6. The men with ideas 7. Decisions on tenancy 8. Conclusions
Biography
Juan Martínez Alier
Review of the Spanish edition:
‘… [this book] deserves attention not only by students of Southern Spain but also those who are interested in the social structure of similar areas.’
— The Times Supplement
