Land Reform and Agrarian Change in Sri Lanka
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3649314 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G H Peiris (University of Jaffna, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 611-628 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern Asian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-749X • E-ISSN: 1469-8099 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0026749x0000634x |
| OpenAlex | W1988825345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 3 |
In 1972 a land reform programme based on the objectives of maximizing agricultural production and employment and reducing inequalities in wealth and income was initiated in Sri Lanka. It commenced with the enactment of the Land Reform Law, No. 1 of 1972 which imposed ceilings on private ownership of land and provided for the setting up of a Land Reform Commission (hereafter, LRC) vested with powers to acquire privately held land in excess of the ceilings. Three years later, the scope of the reform was extended through the Land Reform (Amendment) Law, No. 39 of 1975 under the provisions of which land held by public companies was nationalized. Both these laws provided for the payment of compensation to dispossessed owners
Agrarian reform · Agrarian society · Agrarian system · Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Commission · Economic policy · Economics · Geography · Land reform · Land tenure · Law reform · Payment · Political science · Production (economics · Scope (computer science · Socioeconomics · Sri lanka · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Finance · Land Rights and Reforms · Law
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |