Land Without Masters: Agrarian Reform and Political Change Under Peru's Military Government

by Anna Cant

In 1969, Juan Velasco Alvarado's military government began an ambitious land reform program in Peru, transferring holdings from large estates to peasant cooperatives. Fifty years later this reform remains controversial: critics claim it unjustly expropriated land and ruined the Peruvian economy, while supporters emphasize its success in addressing rural inequality and exploitation.Moving beyond agricultural policy to offer a fresh perspective on the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1477322027
• ISBN13: 9781477322024
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"