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I NTRODUCTI ON
The pr es ent papr i nt ends t o expl or e t h r el at i ons e.
xi s t -
i ng bet ween c~r t ai n demogr aphi c f act s - par t i cul a~l
y t he decl i nei n mor t al i t y - and t he changes i n agr ar i
an st r uct t i r e. l t begi ns
by desc r i bi ng t he mai n t r andf or mat i ons J , whi ch t
he) agr ari an sect or, . 1
i n Lat i n Amer i ca has under gone dur i ng t he l ast 1: :
00y ear s. The
mai n evi dence of f er ed consi st s i n t he t r ansf or mat i
on of economy,
f r om a non- cap~t al i st on~ wi t h a r el at i v e l ack of
l abour f or ce,
i nt o anot her ort e i n whi ch capi t al i st r , e l at i ons
pr evai l andgi ve
way t o t he pr oc es s es t hat gener at e a s ur pl us i nt he
of f er of l abour
f or ce. Thi s paper i s i nt ended t o poi nt out . t he , r ol
epl ayed by" : 1 .
