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Effects of Land Legalization in the Agrarian Dynamics of the Indigenous Communities of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala

Perez, Francisco J.

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2005, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, International Studies - International Development Studies.

This study identifies current access to productive services for families whose land titles were legalized by FONTIERRAS with USAID funds between 2002 and 2003 in Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The methodology is developed in two stages: building homogeneous socioeconomic environment and identifying the effects of the land legalization program through types of indigenous rural families. The study identifies three socioeconomic types: Subsistence Families, Poor Peasants with Land and Peasant to Farmer. In general, Subsistence Peasants and Poor Peasants with Land are labor suppliers whose net agricultural income is below the poverty line. It also found that families have been using their land as an asset to obtain external resources. In general, there has been a reduction of credit access since the regularization process due to the credit market terms. Finally, the study recommends supporting the Poor Peasants with Land and Peasant to Farmers based on Agriculture families due to their dynamic economic mobility and vulnerability.

Thomas Walker (Advisor)
128 p.

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  • Perez, F. J. (2005). Effects of Land Legalization in the Agrarian Dynamics of the Indigenous Communities of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1125873972

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Perez, Francisco. Effects of Land Legalization in the Agrarian Dynamics of the Indigenous Communities of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. 2005. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1125873972.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Perez, Francisco. "Effects of Land Legalization in the Agrarian Dynamics of the Indigenous Communities of Alta Verapaz, Guatemala." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1125873972

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)