The extreme income gap that persists between the rich and poor countries led to reconsider the existing growth strategies of poor countries. The poor countries rely heavily on agricultural sector to generate income but it usually remains subsistence and leads to mass poverty and low economic...

This article assesses Colombian agrarian reforms from the beginning of the 20th century. It shows the positive and negative effects of Law 200 of 1936, criticizes the impact of INCORA in land distribution in the seventies and the failure of 'campesino' organizations that sought pacific agrarian...