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Land and Agriculture in the Philippines: An Economic History Perspective

Philippine Review of Economics

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Title Land and Agriculture in the Philippines: An Economic History Perspective
 
Creator Corpuz, O. D.; Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines
 
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Description This article explains the land system established since the late 16th and 17th centuries as a result of the Spanish conquest, and traces the various types of landholdings and their economic roles to the end of the Spanish era. Except for the government purchase of the friar haciendas in 1903, the structure of the land system — and of agriculture — was not changed during the United States occupation era. The cadastering and titling systems favored large landholders and plantation agriculture, and small scale agriculture, especially the rice sector, was neglected. The article closes with a presentation of average farm sizes covering 1903 (good for 1898) to 1980, showing the fragmentation of farms in domestic agriculture.
 
Publisher Philippine Review of Economics
 
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Date 1992-12-24
 
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/pre/index.php/pre/article/view/153
 
Source Philippine Review of Economics; Vol 29, No 2 (1992)
1655-1516
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/pre/index.php/pre/article/view/153/699
 
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