Elisa Botella‐rodríguez
Biographic Data
| ID | 125228 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisa Botella‐rodríguez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Botella‐rodríguez |
| SIGNATURE | RODRÍGUEZ E B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Salamanca |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9604-4822 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Can food sovereignty be institutionalised? Insights from the Cuban experience
Cuba stands out among Latin American nations for its efforts to institutionalize food sovereignty (FS) through the promotion of alternative small-scale farming, making it a prime case study for this model. This paper examines the extent to which Cuba has institutionalized FS and the factors driving this process from an agrarian political economy perspective. Public policies, sustainable practices and key actors-including a 'partner state'-have ad…
Have Women gained Access to Land in Cuba? Gender, Agrarian Reform and Re-Peasantisation, 1959-2018
Cuba represents a paradigmatic case where the peasantry is not an anachronism. The Cuban peasantry played a key role in the past and returned to the political agenda after the Revolution with special emphasis under the government of Raúl Castro (2008-18). However, the role of peasant women has not been significantly explored with a long-term vision that links post-revolutionary achievements from a gender perspective with the agrarian reform proce…
The agricultural productivity gap
Productivity in agriculture tends to grow slower than in other sectors. This is a stylized fact that has resulted in a persistent productivity gap, generalized over time and across countries. This paper explores the evolution of this gap from an international perspective, identifying patterns in both developed and developing countries. Empirical regularities are discussed in the light of a literature review on the causes of the gap and its socio-…
From grassland to forest
This article discusses Costa Rica’s policies and institutions created by the state to redistribute land during the 1960s and 1970s, when Latin American was implementing agrarian reforms. The paper also addresses the creation of the national parks system and forest conservation state policy supported by different scientific organisations during the same period. Within this context, this research seeks to explore the interface between the agrarian …
Twists and turns of land reform in Latin America
Land reform has significantly evolved over time in Latin America. In the early decades of the 20th century, the ‘agrarian question’ involved different national paths of agrarian capitalism and their contributions to industrialization. Later in the century, agriculture played a secondary role, while market‐led reforms were implemented from the early 1990s in the region. The agrarian question is now related to a new range of global and national ine…
Past and present land reform in Cuba (1959–2020)
Cuba is a paradigmatic case where the term and concept of the peasantry remains of lived importance. Cuban peasants had a significant role in the past as they did return to the political agenda after the Revolution with particular emphasis under Raul Castro’s administration. However, the Cuban case has not been significantly explored from a long-term perspective that connects the old debates and dimensions of land reforms under developmentalist s…
Food Import Dependency in Cuba
The 'Special Period in Peacetime' plunged Cuba into an austerity programme of great severity. The crisis forced agriculture to shift dramatically from a model based on trade dependency (sugar exports providing most of the foreign currency) to one prioritising food import substitution. This alternative brought about major transformations in the country's agriculture. It revolutionised food production and decentralised land ownership. This article …
Políticas agrarias, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional y Soberanía Alimentaria
Partiendo del concepto multidimensional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SAN) establecido por la FAO, este artículo analiza las políticas agrarias implementadas en Cuba, con especial relevancia desde la etapa liderada por Raúl Castro, y su impacto en la disponibilidad, acceso, estabilidad y utilización de los alimentos, utilizando la base de datos de la FAO (Food Security Indicators) para el período 1990-2015. Para completar el análisis y …
Costa Rica's Outward-Looking Development
Costa Rica provides an excellent example of the neoliberal approach to agricultural policy implemented during the last two decades in Latin America. In the early 1980s, Costa Rica shifted from limited promotion of import substitution industrialisation to export-led growth and non-traditional crops. This article presents important findings about the effects of outward-looking development policies since the 1990s on Costa Rica's patterns of food pr…
Past and present land reform in Cuba (1959–2020)
Cuba is a paradigmatic case where the term and concept of the peasantry remains of lived importance. Cuban peasants had a significant role in the past as they did return to the political agenda after the Revolution with particular emphasis under Raul Castro’s administration. However, the Cuban case has not been significantly explored from a long-term perspective that connects the old debates and dimensions of land reforms under developmentalist s…
The agricultural productivity gap
Productivity in agriculture tends to grow slower than in other sectors. This is a stylized fact that has resulted in a persistent productivity gap, generalized over time and across countries. This paper explores the evolution of this gap from an international perspective, identifying patterns in both developed and developing countries. Empirical regularities are discussed in the light of a literature review on the causes of the gap and its socio-…
Food Import Dependency in Cuba
The 'Special Period in Peacetime' plunged Cuba into an austerity programme of great severity. The crisis forced agriculture to shift dramatically from a model based on trade dependency (sugar exports providing most of the foreign currency) to one prioritising food import substitution. This alternative brought about major transformations in the country's agriculture. It revolutionised food production and decentralised land ownership. This article …
Costa Rica's Outward-Looking Development
Costa Rica provides an excellent example of the neoliberal approach to agricultural policy implemented during the last two decades in Latin America. In the early 1980s, Costa Rica shifted from limited promotion of import substitution industrialisation to export-led growth and non-traditional crops. This article presents important findings about the effects of outward-looking development policies since the 1990s on Costa Rica's patterns of food pr…
Políticas agrarias, Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional y Soberanía Alimentaria
Partiendo del concepto multidimensional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (SAN) establecido por la FAO, este artículo analiza las políticas agrarias implementadas en Cuba, con especial relevancia desde la etapa liderada por Raúl Castro, y su impacto en la disponibilidad, acceso, estabilidad y utilización de los alimentos, utilizando la base de datos de la FAO (Food Security Indicators) para el período 1990-2015. Para completar el análisis y …
Costa Rica's Outward-Looking Development
Costa Rica provides an excellent example of the neoliberal approach to agricultural policy implemented during the last two decades in Latin America. In the early 1980s, Costa Rica shifted from limited promotion of import substitution industrialisation to export-led growth and non-traditional crops. This article presents important findings about the effects of outward-looking development policies since the 1990s on Costa Rica's patterns of food pr…
Food Import Dependency in Cuba
The 'Special Period in Peacetime' plunged Cuba into an austerity programme of great severity. The crisis forced agriculture to shift dramatically from a model based on trade dependency (sugar exports providing most of the foreign currency) to one prioritising food import substitution. This alternative brought about major transformations in the country's agriculture. It revolutionised food production and decentralised land ownership. This article …
Twists and turns of land reform in Latin America
Land reform has significantly evolved over time in Latin America. In the early decades of the 20th century, the ‘agrarian question’ involved different national paths of agrarian capitalism and their contributions to industrialization. Later in the century, agriculture played a secondary role, while market‐led reforms were implemented from the early 1990s in the region. The agrarian question is now related to a new range of global and national ine…
Past and present land reform in Cuba (1959–2020)
Cuba is a paradigmatic case where the term and concept of the peasantry remains of lived importance. Cuban peasants had a significant role in the past as they did return to the political agenda after the Revolution with particular emphasis under Raul Castro’s administration. However, the Cuban case has not been significantly explored from a long-term perspective that connects the old debates and dimensions of land reforms under developmentalist s…
The agricultural productivity gap
Productivity in agriculture tends to grow slower than in other sectors. This is a stylized fact that has resulted in a persistent productivity gap, generalized over time and across countries. This paper explores the evolution of this gap from an international perspective, identifying patterns in both developed and developing countries. Empirical regularities are discussed in the light of a literature review on the causes of the gap and its socio-…
From grassland to forest
This article discusses Costa Rica’s policies and institutions created by the state to redistribute land during the 1960s and 1970s, when Latin American was implementing agrarian reforms. The paper also addresses the creation of the national parks system and forest conservation state policy supported by different scientific organisations during the same period. Within this context, this research seeks to explore the interface between the agrarian …
Have Women gained Access to Land in Cuba? Gender, Agrarian Reform and Re-Peasantisation, 1959-2018
Cuba represents a paradigmatic case where the peasantry is not an anachronism. The Cuban peasantry played a key role in the past and returned to the political agenda after the Revolution with special emphasis under the government of Raúl Castro (2008-18). However, the role of peasant women has not been significantly explored with a long-term vision that links post-revolutionary achievements from a gender perspective with the agrarian reform proce…
Can food sovereignty be institutionalised? Insights from the Cuban experience
Cuba stands out among Latin American nations for its efforts to institutionalize food sovereignty (FS) through the promotion of alternative small-scale farming, making it a prime case study for this model. This paper examines the extent to which Cuba has institutionalized FS and the factors driving this process from an agrarian political economy perspective. Public policies, sustainable practices and key actors-including a 'partner state'-have ad…
Agriculture (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (7 works) · Economics (7 works) · Geography (7 works) · Politics (6 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Agrarian reform (4 works) · Agrarian society (4 works) · Political economy (4 works)