Backgrounder: Land Reform in Venezuela

July 07, 2004

This two page overview of Venezuelan land reform foucuses on the current policies of President Hugo Chavez and the renewed emphasis on rural development in the early part of the 21st century. A brief background and summary of land reform policy and rural development in Venezuela since 1492 is provided along with consideration of the current challenges that landless Venezuelan's face in an age of international economic pressures and agribusiness.

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