Background
Thiesenhusen, William Charles was born on February 12, 1936 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Arthur Henry and Myrtle O. (Honeyager) Thiesenhusen.
(Land tenure patterns reflect a society's structure at its...)
Land tenure patterns reflect a society's structure at its most fundamental - for one class they signify power and prestige, for the other disenfranchisement and destitution. This collection of essays attempts to distil the lesson learned from 25 years of policy experience, examining the successes and failures of land reform efforts in Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Mexico, the Caribbean, Honduras, Nicaragua and El Salvador. The book would be of interest to researchers in Latin America's society, policymakers and those practicing in the field of politics and development.
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(Two defining features of agriculture in Latin America are...)
Two defining features of agriculture in Latin America are unequal resource distribution and poverty among peasant farmers ("campesinos"). Agrarian reform - which grants land rights to campensinos together with production credit, inputs and training - is often seen as a measure that will foster equity and social justice. Although some claim that agrarian reform will lower farm production by fundamentally altering the structure of agriculture, others argue that production will rise as campensinos get a stake in the system. This book presents an historical and analytical interpretation of agrarian reforms in six Latin American countries: Mexico, Bolivia, Guatemala, Chile, El Salvador and Nicaragua. It offers an examination of the accomplishments and failures of these reform efforts, concluding that governments have frequently announced bold policies that have proved to be ineffectual or that have been quietly neutralized by other actions. The book illustrates how agrarian reform is related to environmental issues in Latin America, explaining that small farmers often intensively cultivate steep hillsides, while large farmers leave rich bottom land idle.
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educator Agricultural economist
Thiesenhusen, William Charles was born on February 12, 1936 in Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Arthur Henry and Myrtle O. (Honeyager) Thiesenhusen.
Bachelor of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1958; Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1965; Master of Public Administration (Danforth Foundation fellow), Harvard University, 1962; postgraduate, Harvard University, 1968-1969.
Instructor agricultural extension, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1959-1961;
executive assistant, Land Tenure Center and Instituto de Economia Universidad de Chile research team in, Santiago, 1963-1965;
assistant professor agricultural economics, Land Tenure Center and Instituto de Economia Universidad de Chile research team in, 1965-1968;
associate professor agricultural economics, Land Tenure Center and Instituto de Economia Universidad de Chile research team in, 1971-1972;
associate professor agricultural journalism, Land Tenure Center and Instituto de Economia Universidad de Chile research team in, 1968-1972;
professor agricultural journalism and agricultural economics, Land Tenure Center and Instituto de Economia Universidad de Chile research team in, since 1972. Director Land Tenure Center, 1971-1975, 94-. Assistant professor economics University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1966-1967.
Professor agricultural economics Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, Chapingo, Mexico. Under Agency for International Development contract, summer 1965. Visiting professor Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Fulbright Program, 1977.
Consultant, conductor seminars in field. Fulbright-Hays lecturer, 1965, 72.
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Served with United States Army Reserve, 1960. Member American Agricultural Economics Association, American Economics Association, Latin American Studies Association, Council International Exchange Scholars (Chairman of Commission economics selection 1979-1980), Inter-American Foundation (selection board), Wisconsin Academy Sciences, Arts and Letters, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Delta Chi.
Children: James Waring(deceased), Kathryn Hague, Gail Annual.