Harvesting Change
Labor and Agrarian Reform in Nicaragua, 1979-1990
By Laura J. Enriquez
272 pp., 6 x 9
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-4315-4
Published: May 1991 -
E-book PDF ISBN: 979-8-8908-6525-0
Published: November 2000 -
E-book EPUB ISBN: 978-0-8078-6127-1
Published: November 2000
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Awards & distinctions
A 1992 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
Enríquez describes the traditional labor relations of Nicaragua's agroexport production and outlines their breakdown as agrarian reform advanced. She also assesses the alternatives adopted by the Sandinista government as it attempted to address the crisis. Her book is based on participant observation and on formal and informal interviews with a broad cross section of people involved in agricultural production, including officials involved in agrarian reform, planning, and labor; producers; workers; and representatives from associations of growers, workers, and peasants.
By presenting agrarian reform in its broad social context, Enríquez makes and important contribution to our understanding of the problems associated with the transition to socialism in the Third World.
Originally published in 1991.
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Reviews
"An eyewitness, yet scholarly and balanced account, Harvesting Change focuses on the tense and often conflictual relationship that existed between agroexport, agrarian reform, and labor supply during the Sandinista revolution. This is probably the best work in English on its subject, an understanding of which is pivotal to any real comprehension of the Nicaraguan revolution."--Thomas W. Walker, Ohio University
"A rigorous, succinct treatise. . . . Enríquez meticulously develops and details the implications of . . . the shifting Sandinista programs."--American Journal of Sociology
"An excellent introduction to the production practices and labour needs associated with the cultivation of coffee and cotton in Nicaragua."--Journal of Development Studies