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Non-agricultural land use and land reform: theory and evidence from Brazil

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Juliano Junqueira Assunção () (Department of Economics PUC-Rio)

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This paper examines the effect of nonagricultural land use on agrarian organization and land reform, providing a simple model to determine its policy implications and some evidence on its importance. It is argued that, if land-rental market is imperfect, there is a role for redistributive land policies and the following implications hold: (i) land reform is more probable to enhance efficiency in a low-wage economy; (ii) such policies should aim small farmers instead of landless people, obtaining land from large landholders. Empirical evidence suggests this is a relevant issue in Brazil, specially during periods of high macroeconomic instability.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) in its series Textos para discussão with number 496.

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Keywords: land reform; land use; agricultural development;

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  1. Assuncao, Juliano, 2006. "Land Reform and Landholdings in Brazil," Working Papers RP2006/137, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER). [Downloadable!]
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