Costa Rica's land reform efforts are commendable in the Latin American context, but
should also not be overemphasized. The 1961 Law of Lands and Land Settlement, passed despite
the strenuous resistance of land owners, provided for possibilities of land redistribution. But in the first decade of its implementation only about 4% of farmland was affected. A spurt of
implementation in the mid-1970s came to a halt by the end of the decade. James Rowles concluded that implementation of the law has depended on the balance of political forces, not on the law itself. It is still largely incomplete. In sum, although the people of Costa Rica have benefited from its comparatively better agrarian system, including its better opportunities for rural economic mobility, the agrarian system is an incomplete explanation for the country's human development performance.
 
Costa Rica's land reform efforts are commendable in the Latin American context, butshould also not be overemphasized. The 1961 Law of Lands and Land Settlement, passed despitethe strenuous resistance of land owners, provided for possibilities of land redistribution. But in the first decade of its implementation only about 4% of farmland was affected. A spurt ofimplementation in the mid-1970s came to a halt by the end of the decade. James Rowles concluded that implementation of the law has depended on the balance of political forces, not on the law itself. It is still largely incomplete. In sum, although the people of Costa Rica have benefited from its comparatively better agrarian system, including its better opportunities for rural economic mobility, the agrarian system is an incomplete explanation for the country's human development performance.
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