Reflections on injustice, inequality and land conflict in Colombia

• Published in: Canadian journal of Latin American and Caribbean studies Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 277 - 297
• Main Author: Berry, R. Albert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kingston Routledge 01.11.2017; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: FARC; Farmers; Food security; Inequality; Injustice; Insecurity; Land; policy bias; Rural areas; Small farms; theft; violence; Vulnerability; Colombia

Arguably the most defining characteristic of Colombia's agrarian history has been the lack of justice in rural society. That lack has had a major negative impact on lower-income rural families (mainly small farmers and wage earners) by helping to make their land a vulnerable asset, subject to s...