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The Agrarian Structure in the 1960s and 1970s

In: The Limits of Economic Reform in El Salvador

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  • Wim Pelupessy

    (Tilburg University)

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It is commonly accepted that the state had played an important role in the agrarian transformation of the 1980s, but its actions cannot be divorced from the preceding evolution of the rural economy, which itself may have been affected by state intervention. In this context, land distribution and agricultural practices, as well as social class relationships and interest- group organizations, are the key variables to be considered. As we have seen in Chapter 2, changes in the socioeconomic structure affected the emergence and development of a variety of organizations in El Salvador, as well as the efforts of the state to control their struggle for an increased share of national income and wealth. It is necessary to pay particular attention to the efforts of rural workers to organize themselves, despite the official proscription of their organizations.1 Political processes affect bargaining positions, and the struggle to increase the share of the surplus may give rise to institutional clashes or cause changes of government.

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  • Wim Pelupessy, 1997. "The Agrarian Structure in the 1960s and 1970s," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: The Limits of Economic Reform in El Salvador, chapter 3, pages 34-55, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-37688-5_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230376885_3
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