Harvesting Change: Labor and Agrarian Reform in Nicaragua, 1979-1990 by Laura J. Enríquez - 1991

Chapel Hill, NC: The University of North Carolina Press, 1991 Book has one underlined sentence and two inked side marks, but otherwise is pristine.. Covers have negligible wear.. First Edition/First Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Textbook.

University of North Carolina Press, 1991-04-13. Paperback. Good.

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New. One of the principal aims of the Sandinista government in Nicaragua was to end the exploitation of the rural poor. But its attempts to promote balanced economic development and redistribute agricultural resources created labor shortages that threatened the country's economic lifeline. New employment opportunities created through agrarian reform upset the delicate balance developed in pre-revolution years to meet the labor requirements of Nicaragua's two key crops, cotton and coffee. Laura Enriquez studied this problem extensively while working in Nicaragua between 1982 and 1989, and in Harvesting Change she provides a unique analysis of the dilemmas of reform in an agrarian society. Enriquez describes the traditional labor relations of Nicaragua's agroexport production and outlines their breakdown as agrarian reform advanced. She also assesses the alternatives adopted by the Sandinista government as it attempted to address the crisis. Her book is based on participant observation and… Read More

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