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Land structure and agrarian reform in Brazil

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  • Marcos C. Cavalcanti de Albuquerque

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This paper is an attempt to analise land ownership patterns in Brazil and theirrelation to economic variables such as production, productivity, land use, and profitability.Some conclusions and derived with respect to the implementation of the land reform programand its effects on the economic aspects of the Brazilian agricultural sector. The mainconclusions are: a) from an economic point of view ‘land should be treated on equal termswith any other factor of production; b) there is no evidence as to land being extensively usedwith speculative purposes; e) no significant change has been occurring in regard to the heavilyconcentrated land ownership pattern observed in Brazil; d) no significant differences wereobserved among different size-group of farms with respect to economic efficiency (partialproductivity differences are explained by differences in factor availability and reflect properresource allocation behavior by farmers); e) land-reform in Brazil, such as proposed by thegovernment, is not the correct policy to promote agricultural growth and development. JEL Classification: Q15; Q18.

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  • Marcos C. Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, 1987. "Land structure and agrarian reform in Brazil," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 7(3), pages 398-435.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:7:y:1987:i:3:p:398-435:id:1660
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    Keywords

    Land reform; land structure; agricultural productivity;
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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
    • Q18 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Agriculture - - - Agricultural Policy; Food Policy; Animal Welfare Policy

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