Agrarian Reforms and Development in Thailad

Agrarian Reforms in Eastern European Countries: Lessons from International Experience

The fall of the Berlin wall has led to a monumental change in the social and economic structure of most countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the CIS that have profoundly affected the nature of the rural sector and the livelihood opportunities open to rural residents. Prior to 1990, most of these countries had de facto abolished private property rights in favor of state or cooperati...

Agrarian Structure and Endogenous Financial System Development

The development of the financial system is shown, both historically and in contemporary data, to be adversely affected by inequality in the distribution of land. To accommodate these empirical findings, a theory is developed that highlights the incentives of landowners to oppose competition in the financial sector. The theory provides an explanation for the co-incident development of the financ...

Agricultural Policy Reforms Reforms and Rural Development in Turkey

Legal reforms and development

This paper canvasses the theoretical and empirical literature concerning the role that legal institutions play in development. The Ž rst part outlines six in uential theoretical perspectives on development and their implications for the relationship between law and development. The second part surveys the relevant empirical literature . There is surprisingly little conclusive evidence that ref...

Agrarian Reforms in West Bengal since 1977: A Closer Look at Actual Facts