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Brazil's Landless Workers Movement
URL: http://americas.irc-online.org/pdf/series/06.mst.pdf

Description:
This policy paper provides information about the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra (Landless Workers' Movement, or MST), a social movement in Brazil working to "achieve land reform and procure economic policies that support family-based agriculture." Includes background information, history, the group's agenda, and links to articles on the movement and related organizations. Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Americas Program at the Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC), a public policy center.

Author:
Flynn, Matthew

Publisher:
Americas Program at the Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC)

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Land reform
Land tenure -- Brazil
Social movements -- Brazil

LII Database Information:
Record 10198 created by Jennifer English on 04/13/2004
Last modification on 02/07/2008
Published: 04/13/2004  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/10198