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Agrarian Policies in Central America

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  • © 2000

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Editors:
  1. Wim Pelupessy

    1. Tilburg University, The Netherlands

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  2. Ruerd Ruben

    1. Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands

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Macroeconomic adjustment and sectoral reforms have strongly modified the framework for rural development in Central America. This book offers a structural analysis of agrarian policies in Central America and their impact on production conditions and farmers' welfare.

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. A Critical Appraisal of Agrarian Policies in Central America

    • Wim Pelupessy, Ruerd Ruben
    Pages 1-16

  3. Institutional Constraints and Internal Dynamics of Land Reform in El Salvador and Taiwan

    • Wim Pelupessy
    Pages 17-43

  4. Comparative Advantage of Food Crops Under Structural Adjustment in Nicaragua

    • Richard Eberlin
    Pages 44-75

  5. Agrarian Policy Responsiveness of Small Farmers in Costa Rica

    • Peter C. Roebeling, Fernando Saenz, Edmundo Castro, Gerardo Barrantes
    Pages 76-102

  6. Towards Sustainable Land Use at the Agrarian Frontier in Nicaragua

    • Jan P. de Groot
    Pages 103-126

  7. Soil Conservation Practices and Farmers’ Adoption Strategies in Costa Rica

    • Ruerd Ruben, Jos Vaessen
    Pages 127-143

  8. The Impact of Financial Reform on Rural Credit in Central America

    • Arie Sanders, Cor J. Wattel
    Pages 144-169

  9. Rural Off-Farm Employment and Food Security Policies in Honduras

    • Ruerd Ruben, Harry Clemens
    Pages 170-188

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 189-202
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Tilburg University, The Netherlands

    Wim Pelupessy

  • Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands

    Ruerd Ruben

About the editors

GERARDO BARRANTES Researcher at the International Center in Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Costa Rica EDMUNDO CASTRO Researcher at the International Center in Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Costa Rica HARRY CLEMENS Researcher at the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural (CDR), Free University of Amsterdam in San José, Costa Rica RICHARD EBERLIN Researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland JAN P. DE GROOT Senior Research Fellow, Department of Development Economics, Free University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands PETER C. ROEBELING Researcher, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands RUERD RUBEN Senior Lecturer in Development Economics at the Department of Economics and Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands FERNANDO SAENZ Researcher at the International Center in Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Costa Rica ARIE SANDERS Researcher at the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural (CDR), Free University of Amsterdam in San José, Costa Rica COR J. WATTEL Researcher at the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural (CDR), Free University of Amsterdam in San José, Costa Rica

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