Broken promises
Subtitle: agrarian reform and the Latin American campesino
By: William C. Thiesenhusen.
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boulder
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: Land reform -- Latin America; Peasantry -- Latin America
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index.