為什麼土地改革在台灣成功而在秘魯不成功?1950-1975

Abstract

The motivation of this research is to make an original contribution to land reform literature by comparing the cases of Taiwan and Peru. Existing literature on land reform usually emphasizes Taiwan’s success as an example for other countries, and Taiwanese land reform is frequently compared with other countries in the region of Asia. This research project, however, compares Taiwan’s land reforms to those conducted in Latin America, specifically Peru, since much of the existing literature considers the implementation of land reform as unsuccessful in this region. The main objective of this paper is to explain why land reform was successful in Taiwan, but not in Peru, despite notable similarities between the two countries. Both were agricultural economies and had similar one-party political systems during the land reform implementation. This research paper uses comparative analysis to explore possible explanatory factors for the different results seen in the two countries. The results suggest that land reform implementation in Taiwan was more effective than in Peru primarily due to three factors. Guaranteed rights and incentives, State support in investment & technical assistance, and institutions were the key factors identified for the success of land reform in Taiwan, but not presented in Peru.