tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post8475526177495549998..comments2024-03-22T10:56:23.359+02:00Comments on Land and People: Sinay: the incredibly shrinking villageRami Zuraykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-45683092886125027422010-02-05T12:06:01.095+02:002010-02-05T12:06:01.095+02:00Karin: Every year, farmers from my family threaten...Karin: Every year, farmers from my family threaten to stop planting because of the low returns, but they eventually continue to do it, for many many reasons, too long to go into here. They can sell, but a lot is used locally as many have cows which they feed on the hay, and they make their own burghul, which is a staple. The risk of expropriation did not make them stop, it is the actual request to vacate the land that did.<br /><br />Lana: You are right, it is extremely interesting. Lebanon is one of the most unequal in terms of access to land: 50% of the land is owned by 0.1% of the people.The rest is divided among the others, in parcels that keep decreasing in size. This is called "bifurcation in the patterns of landholdings" and has been shown to be one of the main causes of political violence in the Middle EastRami Zuraykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644937988631864952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-69791977890803997132010-02-05T10:21:42.162+02:002010-02-05T10:21:42.162+02:00It would be interesting to explore within this rur...It would be interesting to explore within this rural context the process of land subdivisions, at the origin. We know that in urban areas usually developers subdivide the land, but in rural areas of Lebanon, there is less info about the process, which i think explains well the current socio-economic trends of the area.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06641686186475471041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4163876234969175446.post-51765598557151353732010-02-04T12:22:41.023+02:002010-02-04T12:22:41.023+02:00Hey Rami,
this is interesting. Do farmers stop wo...Hey Rami, <br />this is interesting. Do farmers stop working the land due to risk of expropraition only? Those that do farm, can they sell their produce? How come this risk of expropriation only now causes farmers to stop tilling? What has changed from say 10 years ago? Why would landlords not have sold than?<br />How are you?<br />KarinKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10913973502052543613noreply@blogger.com