Land Reform In Brazil H

This book discusses the policy analysis in which land reform functions as a lens through which the working of political system can be examined. It is intended for political scientists and political sociologists who are concerned about national decision-making in Brazil.

This book explores the significance and treatment of land reform in Brazil under democratic and authoritarian rule and assesses the overall impact of a measure originally intended to produce social reform.

Throughout this book, Brazilian terms are frequently used in preference to imperfect English translations, or lengthy ~xplanations. A glossary ofsuch terms is provided for ready reference. Likewise, I adhere to the Brazilian custom of using first names or cognomen interchangeably with or in preference to family names. Thus, Joao Goulart is frequently referred to as Jango; JSnio Quadros as JSnio, etc. Also in keeping with common Brazilian usage, I refer to the overthrow of the Goulart administration in 1964 as the "revolution." This usage is a convenience and does not constitute a judgment of the true character of the event.

The Politics of Agrarian Reform in Brazil examines the interrelationships among peasant mobilization, agrarian reform and cooperativism in contemporary Brazil. Specifically, it addresses the challenges facing peasant movements in their pursuit of political and economic democracy. The book takes as a point of reference the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST), the most dynamic force for progressive social change in Latin America today. Robles and Veltmeyer argue that the MST has effectively practiced the politics of land occupation and the politics of agricultural cooperativism to consolidate the food sovereignty model of agrarian reform. However, the rapid expansion of the corporate-led agribusiness model, which is supported by Brazil's political elite, has undermined the MST's efforts. The authors argue that despite intense peasant mobilization, agrarian reform remains an unfulfilled political promise in Brazil.

"Analyzes the development of the movement for agrarian reform in Brazil, and attempts to explain the major moments of change in its growth trajectory, from the late 1970s to 2006"--Provided by publisher.

Study of the rural area land ownership, realty taxation and capital investment patterns in Brazil resulting from agrarian reform, with particular reference to the effects thereof on agricultural production and rural development. Bibliography pp. 183 to 186.