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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...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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Social movements and transformation
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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 consolidat |
| Carrier Form: | xx, 231 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781137517197 1137517190 |
| Index Number: | HD1333 |
| CLC: | F377.711 |
| Call Number: | F377.711/R666 |
| Contents: | The agrarian question today : the politics of poverty and inequality -- Rural development and social movements -- The politics of agrarian reform in Brazil : historical background -- Agrarian reform under sarney and Collor de Mello-Franco -- Agrarian reform under Cardoso -- Agrarian reform under "Lula" da Silva and Rousseff -- Cooperative experiences -- Popular agrarian reform. |