Abstract:
This article seeks to reflect on the programs guided by the market-based agrarian reform model in the State of Bahia, particularly the PCT, 1997 to 2002, and its successor, PCF, from 2002 to the present. Several aspects of improvisation and precariousness were observed, not only in the effective implementation of the Program, but especially in its original conception. These aspects are mainly linked to: an artificially constructed land market, misinformation of the "beneficiaries," inappropriate technical assistance, and ambiguous action by the State. The achievement of housing even without adequate basic sanitation was observed as a positive aspect. These aspects may contribute to the failure of market-based agrarian reform.
