The peasant betrayed : agriculture and land reform in the Third World

After studying land reform in 16 countries and offering illustrative examples from 11 more, Powelson and Stock conclude that government land reforms generally harm the rural poor more than help them. Detailing case after case in which government intervention has impoverished the peasant, the authors find only a few cases in which the government has made the peasant better off. In contrast, they show that in Third World countries where the state has left farming to the farmer, agricultural output has soared, famine has been overcome, and the welfare of the peasant has vastly improved. The Peasant Betrayed......Page 1 Contents......Page 7 PREFACE......Page 15 1. INTRODUCTION: COMPASSION IS NOT ENOUGH......Page 19 2. THE PHILIPPINES Grace Goodell......Page 33 3. MEXICO......Page 53 4. TANZANIA......Page 79 5. IRAN......Page 103 6. EGYPT......Page 125 7. BOLIVIA......Page 147 8. SOMALIA Susan Gunn......Page 163 9. ALGERIA Bettina Herr......Page 183 10. INDIA/KERALA......Page 203 11. PAKISTAN......Page 225 12. SOUTH KOREA......Page 253 13. TAIWAN......Page 271 14. PERU......Page 287 15. INDONESIA Charles W. Howe......Page 311 16. EL SALVADOR......Page 323 17. NICARAGUA......Page 341 18. ELEVEN SHORT STORIES......Page 373 19. CONCLUSION: WHO ADVOCATES THE PEASANT?......Page 399 INDEX......Page 409 1. Introduction : Compassion Is Not Enough -- 2. The Philippines / Grace Goodell -- 3. Mexico -- 4. Tanzania -- 5. Iran -- 6. Egypt -- 7. Bolivia -- 8. Somalia / Susan Gunn -- 9. Algeria / Bettina Herr -- 10. India/kerala -- 11. Pakistan -- 12. South Korea -- 13. Taiwan -- 14. Peru -- 15. Indonesia / Charles W. Howe -- 16. El Salvador -- 17. Nicaragua -- 18. Eleven Short Stories -- 19. Conclusion : Who Advocates The Peasant? John P. Powelson, Richard Stock. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.