num_pages: 226
description: "Critically examines successes and failures of agrarian reform efforts in Bolivia, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Mexico. Concludes that agrarian reform has done little to reduce poverty or to create employment opportunities and a more equal distribution of resources. Worth reading"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
language: English
title: Broken Promises: Agrarian Reform And The Latin American Campesino
titlecomplete: Broken Promises: Agrarian Reform And The Latin American Campesino
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Westview Press