ABSTRACT

The redistribution of land has profound implications for women and for gender relations; however, gender issues have been marginalised from both theoretical and policy discussions of agrarian reform. This book presents an overview of gender and agrarian reform experiences globally. Jacobs highlights case studies from Latin America, Asia, Africa and eastern Europe and also compares agrarian and land reforms organised along collective lines as well as along individual household lines. This volume will be of interest to scholars in Geography, Women’s Studies, and Economics.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

part I|43 pages

Theoretical Perspectives

part II|63 pages

Collectives and Decollectivisations

chapter 4|21 pages

Gender and Agricultural Collectives

Soviet-type Economies

chapter 5|27 pages

China

From Collectivisation to the Household Responsibility System

chapter 6|14 pages

Viet Nam

Egalitarian Land Reform

part III|73 pages

Household Models of Reform and Alternatives

chapter 7|30 pages

Mobilisation and Marginalisation

Latin American Examples

chapter 9|10 pages

Conclusion