Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform : Lessons from Brazil.

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Social Movements, Law and the Politics of Land Reform investigates how state and rural social movements are struggling for land reform against the background of a re-emergence of constitutional promises and projects in much of the developing world.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Meszaros, George
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Law, development and globalization.
Subjects:
Land reform > Law and legislation.
Land reform > Social aspects.
Land reform > Political aspects.
Social movements.
Réforme agraire > Aspect social.
Réforme agraire > Aspect politique.
Mouvements sociaux.
social movements.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
Land reform > Law and legislation
Land reform > Political aspects
Land reform > Social aspects
Social movements
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Information; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Interviewees; Introduction; 1 Shocking the System: Social Movement Pressure as the Catalyst of Political and Legal Change; 2 To Criminalise or Not to Criminalise? Conflicting Legal Responses to Social Movement Pressure; 3 Why Law Fails: The Administration of Land Law in the Context of Power Relations; 4 The Limits of Progressive State Action; 5 Pushing and Redefining Legal Boundaries Through Social Movement Pressure; Conclusion; Index.

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