Cover

Contents

Introduction

References

1. The Resurgence of Rural Movements under Neoliberalism

The National and Agrarian Questions under Neoliberalism

Socio-economic Change in the Countryside

Politics in the Countryside

Conclusion

Notes

References

Part I AFRICA

2. Rural Land and Land Conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa

Colonial Establishment and Consolidation,1880s–1930s

Late Colonialism, 1940s-1950s

Independence and Developmentalism, 1960-1970s

The Era of Structural Adjustment, 1980s to the Present

Labour and Land, Reproduction and Class

Politics of Land

Conclusion

Notes

References

3. Night Harvesters, Forest Hoods and Saboteurs: Struggles over Land Expropriation in Ghana

Land Policy in Historical Perspective

Forest Land: Alienation, Encroachment and Resistance

Agricultural Land: Alienation and Resistance

Problems of Political Articulation

Conclusion

References

4. Land Occupations in Malawi: Challenging the Neoliberal Legal Order

The History of Land Alienation and Reform

Spatial Distribution and Social Composition of Land Occupations

Strategies and Alliances of the Landless Movement

Conclusion

Notes

References

5. Land Occupations in South Africa

Land Alienation: From Apartheid to Neoliberalism

The Sources and Composition of Land Occupations

Post-Apartheid Land Policy

Strategies and Alliances of the Landless Movement

Conclusion

Notes

References

6. Land Occupations and Land Reform in Zimbabwe: Towards the National Democratic Revolution

The Political Economy of Neocolonialism

Land Occupations and Land Reform

The National Democratic Revolution at a Crossroads

Notes

References

Part II ASIA

7. Rural Land Struggles in Asia: Overview of Selected Contexts

Land Occupations: Moving to the Highlands

Land Struggles and the Collapse of Collective Agriculture

Land Occupations within Agrarian Reform Programmes

The Dull Compulsion of the Market

Global Migration and Rural Land Ownership

Conclusion

References

8. Occupation of Land in India: Experiences and Challenges

Land Policies and Reforms

State-led Land Alienation

The Dynamics of Land Occupations

Conclusion

Notes

References

9. Stretching the ‘Limits’ of Redistributive Reform: Lessons and Evidence from the Philippines under Neoliberalism

The Political Economy of the Philippines

Agrarian Politics before and after CARP

Rightful Resistance: The UNORKA Experience

Conclusion

Notes

References

Part III LATIN AMERICA

10. The Dynamics of Land Occupations in Latin America

Posing the Problem: Primitive Accumulation, Landlessness and Rural Poverty

Three Paths towards Reform

Social Movements in Latin America, Old and New

Conclusion

Notes

References

11. The Occupation as a Form of Access to Land in Brazil: A Theoretical and Methodological Contribution

Mobilization, Spatialization and Negotiation

Processes of Occupation: Types and Forms

The Encampments: Spaces of Struggle and Resistance

The Occupation as a Form of Access to Land

The Reaction of the Cardoso Government

Notes

References

12. Agrarian Reform in Brazil under Neoliberalism: Evaluation and Perspectives

Historical Overview of Land Policies and Reforms

Is There Still an Agrarian Question in Brazil?

Agrarian Reform under Cardoso’s Government

Neoliberalism versus Agrarian Reform

Conclusion

Notes

References

13. The Agrarian Question and Armed Struggle in Colombia

The Political Economy of Colombia

The Agrarian Political Economy

The Social and Political Structure of the FARC–EP

The Strategic Objectives of Armed Struggle

Conclusion

Note

References

14. Indian Peasant Movements in Mexico: The Struggle for Land, Autonomy and Democracy

History and Concepts

Indian Peoples and the Mexican State

The Zapatista Indians

Conclusion: Beyond Ethnic Specificity

Note

References

Notes on Contributors

Index