Land Distribution in Latin America

Joana Salém is a Visiting Research Scholar st the University of California, Irvine where she is working with Heidi Tinsman. Joana has published a book regarding the history of agrarian reform in Cuba, and is currently studying the Chilean reforms of the same period (1960s, 1970s), She will be presenting her reflections and hypothesis with the group for discussion. 

Cory Mengual is a graduate student in UCLA's sociology department. His research is focused on Rio Grande do Norte in northeast Brazil, studying the relationship between variation in land tenure arrangements and the distribution and effectiveness of community associations across the state.