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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792284903321

Autore

Meszaros George

Titolo

Social movements, law and the politics of land reform : lessons from Brazil / / George Meszaros

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon [U.K.] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-135-90872-9

1-135-90865-6

0-203-55211-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Law, Development and Globalization

Disciplina

333.3/1

Soggetti

Land reform - Law and legislation

Land reform - Social aspects

Land reform - Political aspects

Social movements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

"A GlassHouse Book"--Cover.

Nota di contenuto

1. Shocking the system : social movement pressure as the catalyst of political and legal change -- 2. To criminalise or not to criminalise? : conflicting legal responses to social movement pressure -- 3. Why law fails : the administration of land law in the context of power relations -- 4. The limits of progressive state action -- 5. Pushing and redefining legal boundaries through social movement pressure.