Persistence, Evolution and Change in Latin American Agriculture, Volume I

This book edited collection presents a diverse and comprehensive examination of the history of Latin American agriculture over the last 150 years. This first volume focuses on transversal and general issues that have faced Latin American agriculture from 1870 to 2020, demonstrating patterns of structural transformation that have emerged over decades. Chapters focus on the history of agrarian reforms, environmental resources, the labour market and the role of gender, agricultural trade, production and productivity and non-farming rural activities in the sector, as well as understudied emergent topics such as environmental degradation in long-run perspective and regional agricultural processes. The volume introduces readers to a set of key contexts in which to understand intertwined histories of agriculture on a national scale. The book will be a valuable resource for scholars of economic and agricultural history, as well as development economics and Latin American economic policy.