Later he was managing director of forests and coal plants on state-owned land.
By 1976, 71 percent of state-owned land was given 222,000 new farmers.
The share of state-owned agricultural land decreased from 100% in 1990 to less than 40% in 2000.
Eligibility was however restricted to cases of state-owned land with no competing private claims.
This law allowed for the distribution of state-owned land among campesinos.
When the amount of state-owned land grows, the local tax base shrinks.
Peasants living on state-owned land, however, were not considered serfs.
The park is on state-owned land that surrounds the hospital.
The Merc currently pays $1 million a year in rent on the state-owned land.
Between 1950 and 1953, state-owned arable land increased from 12% to 61%.