Autocracy and redistribution : the politics of land reform / Michael Albertus, University of Chicago.
2015
K3871.3 .A43 2015 (Mapit)
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Autocracy and redistribution : the politics of land reform / Michael Albertus, University of Chicago.
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description
xv, 347 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series
Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction
2. Actors, interests, and the origins of elite splits
3. A theory of land reform
4. Measuring land reform
5. A cross-national analysis of land reform in Latin America
6. Elite splits and redistribution under autocracy : Peru's 'revolution from above'
7. Land reform transformed to redistribution : Venezuela's Punto Fijo democracy and Chávez's Bolivarian revolution
8. Latin America in comparative perspective
9. Conclusion.
2. Actors, interests, and the origins of elite splits
3. A theory of land reform
4. Measuring land reform
5. A cross-national analysis of land reform in Latin America
6. Elite splits and redistribution under autocracy : Peru's 'revolution from above'
7. Land reform transformed to redistribution : Venezuela's Punto Fijo democracy and Chávez's Bolivarian revolution
8. Latin America in comparative perspective
9. Conclusion.
Summary
"When and why do countries redistribute land to the landless? What political purposes does land reform serve, and what place does it have in today's world? A long-standing literature dating back to Aristotle and echoed in important recent works holds that redistribution should be both higher and more targeted at the poor under democracy. Yet comprehensive historical data to test this claim has been lacking. This book shows that land redistribution - the most consequential form of redistribution in the developing world - occurs more often under dictatorship than democracy. It offers a novel theory of land reform and develops a typology of land reform policies. Albertus leverages original data spanning the world and dating back to 1900 to extensively test the theory using statistical analysis and case studies of key countries such as Egypt, Peru, Venezuela, and Zimbabwe. These findings call for rethinking much of the common wisdom about redistribution and regimes"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and index.
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STA
Call Number
K3871.3 .A43 2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781107106550 (hardback)
1107106559 (hardback)
9781107514300 (paperback)
1107514304 (paperback)
1107106559 (hardback)
9781107514300 (paperback)
1107514304 (paperback)
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