State and Countryside Development Policy and Agrarian Politics in Latin America |
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| Author:
| Grindle, Merilee S. |
| Series title: | The Johns Hopkins Studies in Development Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-2935-2 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1985 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $69.99 |
Book Description:
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When policies such as agrarian reform and rural development are promoted, Grindle indicates, they are utilized primarily to increase social control and manage political protest rather than to redistribute land or improve living standards among the rural poor.
When policies such as agrarian reform and rural development are promoted, Grindle indicates, they are utilized primarily to increase social control and manage political protest rather than to redistribute land or improve living standards among the rural poor.