Agrarian Reform Political Aspect

Republic of the Philippines

Bulacan State University-Sarmiento Campus

City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

In partial fulfillment of the requirements in Taxation and Agrarian Reform

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Written report

for

Political Aspect of Agrarian Reform

Marcos, Michael Angelo T.

BSEd English 4A

Submitted to:

Mr. Felix Urduja

Instructor

The Political Condition or Aspect of Agrarian Reform

The political conditions for agrarian reform influence the reduction in poverty from the rural societies of the country. Political conditions also influence the economical and social condition of a country.

Agrarian Reform is the transformation of agrarian system including land reform redistribution of land, credit measures, land consolidation and training. The cultivators and rural agricultural workers are the principal beneficiaries of land reform. Agrarian reform primarily targets this class to enhance the access to land.

The political aspects greatly influence agrarian reform in alleviating poverty from the country. Different countries have different political structures. Political Conditions impel agrarian reform to channel into a new direction.

Political influence for agrarian reform varies according to the political structure of the country. Some countries follow socialistic approach, while others follow capitalist or communist approach. Farming organization also plays an important role behind the implementing of agrarian reform.

The political issues mainly stress on agrarian classes to include new social forces on land-based inequality. The most certain way to reduce poverty in rural societies of a country is the reclamation of the property system. In the landlord-tenant system, the landless is politically powerless and are dependent on landlords for maintaining their livelihood.

In agriculture, markets are still regulated by political manipulation. The large landowners apply their political powers while repaying their loans and tax...