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Problem of employment creation and the role of the agricultural sector in Latin America
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Problem of employment creation and the role of the agricultural sector in Latin America
While several sectors of the economy are examined with respect to their capacity for absorbing labor, the main thesis of this study is that Latin America"s employment problem -- which is largely the result of institutionalized neglect of the rural sector -- cannot be resolved without giving major attention to the organization of agricultural activity, the focus of which must be massive agrarian reform.
Rosner, M. H. · 1970
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Abstract
Such a reform should be complemented by government programs in support of the small farm sector and its share of the market. Agrarian reform as a solution to unemployment is unique in that it combines the several goals of increased output and employment, and more equitable income distribution in a single policy. By providing access to the income stream for an increased number of rural workers, agrarian reform serves to enlarge the markets for light manufactures, thus providing a sound foundation for cumulative expansion in the manufacturing sector as well as having an important impact upon levels of rural out-migration.
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