Doing it for Themselves: Direct Action Land Reform in the Brazilian Amazon
Summary The present paper considers a sometimes contentious process of land reform presently occurring in Brazil. This process, referred to in the paper as Direct Action Land Reform (DALR), involves organizations such as the Landless Rural Workers Movement (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, or MST) and more spontaneous actions of individuals desiring a piece of land for their own. Results of a survey covering 751 households engaged in such land reform actions in the Brazilian Amazon are presented, in order to describe participants and land reform processes. Evidently, social movement organizations provide for a modest degree of wealth accumulation, a welfare improvement that must be set against potential environmental costs. The paper concludes by calling attention to the challenge DALR may ultimately pose to the Brazilian state.
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2010
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Authors: | Simmons, Cynthia ; Walker, Robert ; Perz, Stephen ; Aldrich, Stephen ; Caldas, Marcellus ; Pereira, Ritaumaria ; Leite, Flavia ; Fernandes, Luiz Claudio ; Arima, Eugenio |
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World Development. - Elsevier, ISSN 0305-750X. - Vol. 38.2010, 3, p. 429-444
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Elsevier |
Keywords: | Latin America Brazil direct action land reform environment Amazon |
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