Titles, conflict, and land use : the development of property rights and land reform on the Brazilian Amazon frontier
"The Amazon, the world's largest rain forest, is Brazil's last frontier. The settlement of large and small farmers, squatters, miners, and loggers in this frontier during the past thirty years has given rise to violent conflicts, as well as environmental duress. Titles, Conflict, and Land Use examines the institutional development involved in the process of land use and ownership in the Amazon and shows how this phenomenon affects the behavior of the economic actors. It explores the way in which the absence of well-defined property rights in the Amazon has led to both economic and social problems, including lost investment opportunities, high costs in protecting claims, and especially violence."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©1999
University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, ©1999
xiv, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780472110063, 0472110063
40433326
Settlement, government policy, and property rights in the Brazilian Amazon : introduction and implications for frontiers elsewhere in the world
A history of land policy in Brazil : the assignment of property rights to land and land reform
Current land policies : the politics and economics of property rights distribution, enforcement, and land reform
A framework for analyzing settlement, property rights, and violence on the Brazilian Amazon frontier
Settlement by smallholders and property rights on the Amazon frontier
The determinants and impact of property rights : evidence from household surveys
The determinants and impact of property rights : census data from two frontiers in the states of Paraná and Pará
The determinants and impact of violent conflict over land on the Amazon frontier
Equity and efficiency : the political provision of property rights and their distribution on the frontier