... failed reforms was to condemn the recipients to even worse poverty, as they frequently assumed heavy debts to pay for the poor quality land they received in remote locations without credit or access to markets and in policy situations unfriendly to small farmers. When communal lands are privatized, as in Mexico and many places in Africa and Asia, increased competition can ... enough attention to providing areas subject to agrarian reform with the necessary infrastructures and social services, to setting up an competent organization for technical assistance, to guarantee equitable access...

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... issue of elite control and struggle over resources is a central concern as well: "Understanding relationships between poverty and environmental outcomes necessitates investigating issues such as resource access (e.g. assets, land, labour, credit, markets), institutions (e.g. land tenure systems, governance) and vulnerability (e.g. seasonal vs. long-term networks, entitlements)" (Gray and Moseley, 2005). In many parts of the developing world, vulnerability to environmental impact and ... ...

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