What is labor reform?

Answer 1

Land reform can take place within almost all eras of human history where there is farmland involved. Generally speaking, land reform means a redistribution of land held by wealthier segments of society to middle and/or lower levels.

Here are some examples of land reform that have taken place over the centuries:

* In the best years of the Soviet Union, land reform meant that all large farmlands would be owned and operated by the Soviet government. People in rural areas where they perhaps owned small farms or were in rural areas because they worked the old privately held farms would be able to keep as their own a small parcel of land where they could keep their crops for their own food;

* In various ancient times, land reform could mean that poor farmers that were in debt, did not have to sacrifice their farmlands to get out of debt;

* Also in ancient times, wealthy farmland owners might be required to give up a portion of their croplands to the government so that small farms could be created for poor people or for veteran soldiers who were retiring;

* In some periods of human history, lands confiscated by wealthy farmers, would be returned to their original owners;

* In some instances, governments would not allow the size of land holdings to be unregulated. They might set a maximum sizeof land holdings per person or by family;

* In some situations a conquering nation's government could confiscate the land held by the conquered nation and redistribute to their own people.

On a general basis land reform has resulted in the redistribution of land either by force or by legitimate laws.