JAMB Economics 1992 Question 28

Question 28

Agriculture

The primary barrier to land reform in developing countries is the

  1. A.frequent opposition by the landlords
  2. B.realization that output levels might fall
  3. C.fear that peasants will be cut off from credit
  4. D.general contentment with the present arrangement
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Answer: A (frequent opposition by the landlords)

Explanation

Land reform takes land from the big owners, who are powerful and resist it.