POLI 227 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Clientelism, Agrarian Reform, Fatalism
16 Feb 2017
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Politics of rural and urban poor notes (chapter 6, handelman) Usually in developing countries, the poor make up largest segment of pop. Also have the least political influence: b/c of lack of education, professional skills, wealth, organization. Until 1960s 2/3rd of world pop. was rural. Power concentrated in urban areas therefore, policies have urban bias: modernization theory: modern views will spread from urban to rural areas, dependency theory: urban vs. rural models international relationship between developed/ldcs. Land concentration: degree to which farmland is equally distributed in the countryside. In lcds, powers have declined since 1950s: agrarian reform: non-revolutionary, peaceful reform supporting land redistribution. Midsized landowners/affluent peasants: still work on land themselves, can afford to hire additional peasant labour, potent political force (family networks) Rural poor: peasants: family farmers who work small plots; traditional lifestyle; lack transportation to market to sell their crops. Depe(cid:374)d o(cid:374) others" ser(cid:448)i(cid:272)es (cid:894)ppl (cid:449)ho e(cid:454)ploit the(cid:373)(cid:895: smallholders vs. landless.
