AGRO-EXPORTS AND THE RURAL RESOURCE
POOR IN LATIN AMERICA: POLICY OPTIONS FOR ACHIEVING BROADLY BASED GROWTH
Michael R. Carter, Bradford B. Barham, Dina Mesbah, Denise
Stanley
ltc-uw@facstaff.wisc.edu
LTC Research Paper 125
December 1995, 77 p.
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Impact of agro-export growth
on rural resource poor Export-crop profitability and induced change in dualistic agrarian structure Agro-export growth in Chile, Guatemala, Paraguay Sectoral impacts on rural resource poor Policy options for achieving broadly based growth Bringing activist policy back in |
ABSTRACT: Drawing on extensive field research, paper examines several agro-export
booms in Latin America (Chile, Guatemala, Paraguay) to identify
direct (adoption of export crops and land access) and indirect
(labor absorption) effects on rural resource poor; presents policy
options.
Keywords: Produce trade -- Economic aspects -- Latin America;
Produce trade -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries;
Produce trade -- Economic aspects -- Chile;
Produce trade -- Economic aspects -- Guatemala;
Produce trade -- Economic aspects -- Paraguay;
Trade, Agricultural -- Latin America;
Labor and laborers, Agricultural -- Latin America;
Commodity production -- Latin America;
Farm size -- Latin America;
Distribution of development benefits -- Latin America;
Agricultural development -- Latin America;
Agrarian structure -- Chile
Agrarian structure -- Guatemala
Agrarian structure -- Paraguay
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