Back to the land…again: Ownership matters! 2025 CAES fellows lecture

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Authors: B. James Deaton
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Abstract

Abstract I review historic and contemporary circumstances and issues linked with the ownership of land. I emphasize the importance of land ownership in influencing economic relations which are important to our understanding of the economy itself, the formation of the economy, winners, and losers.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Land Rights and Reforms Agriculture Land Use Rural Development Agricultural economics and policies

Publication details

Journal / source
Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d agroeconomie
Volume
74
Issue
1
Pages
4–13
Publication date
11 February 2026
Language
EN