Titles, conflict, and land use : the development of property rights and land reform on the Brazilian Amazon frontier

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Settlement, Government Policy, and Property Rights in the Brazilian Amazon: Introduction and Implications for Frontiers Elsewhere in the World -- 2. A History of Land Policy in Brazil: The Assignment of Property Rights to Land and Land Reform -- 3. Current Land Policies: The Politics and Economics of Property Rights Distribution, Enforcement, and Land Reform -- 4. A Framework for Analyzing Settlement, Property Rights, and Violence on the Brazilian Amazon Frontier -- 5. Settlement by Smallholders and Property Rights on the Amazon Frontier -- 6. The Determinants and Impact of Property Rights: Evidence from Household Surveys -- 7. The Determinants and Impact of Property Rights: Census Data from Two Frontiers in the States of Paraná and Paná -- 8. The Determinants and Impact of Violent Conflict over Land on the Amazon Frontier -- 9. Equity and Efficiency: The Political Provision of Property Rights and Their Distribution on the Frontier -- References -- Index.