Landownership distribution, socio-economic precariousness and empowerment: The role of small peasants in Maresme County (Catalonia, Spain) from 1850 to the 1950s

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 261-285

  Parcerisas, Lluís ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gini indices; Land use change; Landownership distribution; Minimum income area; Smallholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924621314     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joac.12058     Document Type: Article

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