Questioning market-led agrarian reform: Experiences from Brazil, Colombia and South Africa

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 367-394

  Borras Jr , Saturnino M ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brazil; Colombia; Land market; Land reform; Peasant organizations; South Africa; State

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; LAND MARKET; LAND REFORM; MARKET CONDITIONS;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0346360717     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0366.00059     Document Type: Article

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