Agrarian Transformation and the Rural Labour Market: The Case of Nicaragua

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Development and ChangeVolume 19, Issue 1 p. 115-138 Agrarian Transformation and the Rural Labour Market: The Case of Nicaragua Hermine Weijland, Hermine Weijland Hermine Weijland is senior lecturer in development economics at the Free University in Amsterdam. She wrote a doctoral dissertation on ‘Distributive Forces in Economic Development Processes’, and is currently engaged in rural employment studies. Her recent publications are mainly on rural industry.Search for more papers by this authorJan de Groot, Jan de Groot Jan de Groot is senior lecturer in agricultural economics at the Free University in Amsterdam. His special field of interest is agricultural development in Central America and the Caribbean. He has written papers on technological aspects of farming and on collectivism in the region, and is currently working on a study of land reform in the Dominican Republic.Search for more papers by this authorRudolf Buitelaar, Rudolf Buitelaar Rudolf Buitelaar was employed as research assistant to the development economics section of the Faculty of Economics at the Free University in Amsterdam. In 1985 he did fieldwork in Nicaragua. At present he works for UNIDO in Uruguay.Search for more papers by this author Hermine Weijland, Hermine Weijland Hermine Weijland is senior lecturer in development economics at the Free University in Amsterdam. She wrote a doctoral dissertation on ‘Distributive Forces in Economic Development Processes’, and is currently engaged in rural employment studies. Her recent publications are mainly on rural industry.Search for more papers by this authorJan de Groot, Jan de Groot Jan de Groot is senior lecturer in agricultural economics at the Free University in Amsterdam. His special field of interest is agricultural development in Central America and the Caribbean. He has written papers on technological aspects of farming and on collectivism in the region, and is currently working on a study of land reform in the Dominican Republic.Search for more papers by this authorRudolf Buitelaar, Rudolf Buitelaar Rudolf Buitelaar was employed as research assistant to the development economics section of the Faculty of Economics at the Free University in Amsterdam. In 1985 he did fieldwork in Nicaragua. At present he works for UNIDO in Uruguay.Search for more papers by this author First published: January 1988 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7660.1988.tb00297.xCitations: 1 AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume19, Issue1January 1988Pages 115-138 RelatedInformation