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Land Reform and Sustainable Development

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  • Elizabeth Stanton
  • Peter Rosset
  • James Boyce

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Land reform, equitable distribution, economic development, environmental quality, land reform strategies, Brazil, Landless Workers’ Movement, East Asia, rural poverty, land productivity, sustainable agriculture, comparative advantage, small farms.

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  • Elizabeth Stanton & Peter Rosset & James Boyce, 2005. "Land Reform and Sustainable Development," Working Papers wp98, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
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    Keywords

    Land reform; equitable distribution; economic development; environmental quality; land reform strategies; Brazil; Landless Workers’ Movement; East Asia; rural poverty; land productivity; sustainable agriculture; comparative advantage; small farms.;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q15 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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