GERARDO BARRANTES Researcher at the International Center in Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Costa RicaEDMUNDO CASTRO Researcher at the International Center in Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Costa RicaHARRY CLEMENS Researcher at the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural (CDR), Free University of Amsterdam in San José, Costa RicaRICHARD EBERLIN Researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, SwitzerlandJAN P. DE GROOT Senior Research Fellow, Department of Development Economics, Free University of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsPETER C. ROEBELING Researcher, Wageningen Agricultural University, The NetherlandsRUERD RUBEN Senior Lecturer in Development Economics at the Department of Economics and Management, Wageningen Agricultural University, The NetherlandsFERNANDO SAENZ Researcher at the International Center in Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE), Universidad Nacional Autónoma, Costa RicaARIE SANDERS Researcher at the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural (CDR), Free University of Amsterdam in San José, Costa RicaCOR J. WATTEL Researcher at the Centro de Estudios para el Desarrollo Rural (CDR), Free University of Amsterdam in San José, Costa Rica

• List of Tables List of Figures Notes on Contributors Preface A Critical Appraisal of Agrarian Policies in Central America; W. Pelupessy and R.Ruben Institutional Constraints and Internal Dynamics of Land Reform in El Salvador and Taiwan; W.Pelupessy Comparative Advantage of Food Crops under Structural Adjustment in Nicaragua; R.Eberlin Agrarian Policy Responsiveness of Small Farmers in Costa Rica; P.C.Roebeling, F.Saenz, E. Castro and G.Barrantes Towards Sustainable Land Use at the Agrarian Frontier in Nicaragua; J.P.de Groot Soil Conservation Practices and Farmers' Adoption Strategies in Costa Rica; R.Ruben and J.Vaessen The Impact of Financial Reform on Rural Credit in Central America; A.Sanders and C.J.Wattel Rural Off-farm Employment and Food Security Policies in Honduras: R.Ruben and H.Clemens Bibliography Index