Harvesting change : labor and agrarian reform in Nicaragua, 1979-1990 / Laura J. Enríquez.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Enríquez, Laura J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land reform--Nicaragua.

Land reform.

Agricultural laborers--Supply and demand--Nicaragua.

Agricultural laborers.

Agriculture--Economic aspects--Nicaragua.

Agriculture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [1991]

Summary:

One of the principal aims of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua was to end the exploitation of the rural poor. But its attempts to promote balanced economic development and redistribute agricultural resources created labor shortages that threatened the country's economic lifeline. New employment opportunities created through agrarian reform upset the delicate balance developed in pre-revolution years to meet the labor requirements of Nicaragua's two key crops, cotton and coffee. Laura Enriquez studied this problem extensively while working in Nicaragua between 1982 and 1989, and in Ha

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 The Problem of Breaking Out of Dependent Capitalist Development; 2 The Development of Dependent Capitalism in Nicaragua; 3 The Nature of Agroexport Production; 4 The Dilemmas of Revolutionary Policy: Agrarian Reform and the Problem of Labor Supply; 5 The Dilemmas of Revolutionary Policy: Alternative Strategies for Resolution of the Labor Supply Problem; 6 Conclusion; Postscript; Appendix: Some Methodological Notes; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [215]-236) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9798890865250

9780807861271

0807861278

OCLC:

823382197