A comparative analysis of land transfer from public to private ownership in Brazil and the USA: an institutional approach

Authors

  • Sebastião Neto Ribeiro Guedes

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/re.v32i1.6825

Keywords:

política de terras, estrutura fundiária, desenvolvimento agrícola, economia institucional, Land policy, land property structure, agriculture development, institutional economics

Abstract

This paper discusses the role of the institutions - the land law and the organization of the State - in the constitution of the private property in Brazil and USA in the 19th century. It also analyses the results of the process on land structure and agriculture.

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Published

2006-12-25

How to Cite

Guedes, S. N. R. (2006). A comparative analysis of land transfer from public to private ownership in Brazil and the USA: an institutional approach. Revista De Economia, 32(1). https://doi.org/10.5380/re.v32i1.6825

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2006)

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