This paper provides new empirical results regarding the demand and supply of title, its impact on land value, and its effects on agricultural investment on Brazilian frontiers. We use survey data from 1992 and 1993 from the state of Par  with data on the characteristics of the settlers, land...

We extend the literature on interest group behavior and policy outcomes by examining how groups with limited resources (votes and campaign contributions) effectively influence government by manipulating media information to voters. Voters in turn lobby politicians to implement the group's...

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1. Settlement, Government Policy, and Property Rights in the Brazilian Amazon: Introduction and Implications for Frontiers Elsewhere in the World -- 2. A History of Land Policy in Brazil: The Assignment of Property Rights to Land and Land...

Dieses Buch stellt ein Konzept zur computergestützten erfahrungsgeleiteten Arbeit vor. Erfahrung kann in der industriellen Produktion optimal genutzt werden, indem Technik und Organisation ausgehend vom arbeitenden Menschen entwickelt werden. Die Autoren geben konkrete, empirisch fundierte...