Land reform in Kiravia

Land reform in Kiravia was a process that unfolded mainly during the 20th century AD as part of the agricultural policy of both the Kiravian Remnant and Kiravian Union. Both governments pursued land reform more or less concurrently, but proceeding from different ideological bases and utilising different methods to implement their desired reforms.

Kiravian Union
Land reform in the Kiravian Union was motivated by core socialist principles mandating the democratisation of the. However, there were differences of opinion within the ruling Kirosocialist Party over the proper manner of land reform: Members from the Convist and social-nationalist wings of the party favoured seizing large estates and subdividing them into smallholds in which farmers would be given life tenancy or rights; members from the Devinist wing favoured comprehensive collectivisation of agriculture, extending even to existing smallholds and pastoral operations. The former position would prevail after the Swimming Pool Coup, except in South Kirav, which would be extensively collectivised even after the fall of the Devinite faction from primacy.

Kiravian Remnant
Land reform in the Kiravian Remnant was ideologically justified by the incorporation of economic theories into the platform of the ruling Renaissance Party and was further conditioned by the  ideals of its junior partner, the Christian Democrats. Politically, it faced opposition from elements of the Kiravian Old Right and the United Empire Loyalists on Æonara, but the laws were forced through by Séan Kæśek during the period of martial law and were eventually accepted as fait accompli after the end of martial law once permanent compensation funds were established.

Æonara
Monocrop plantations producing certain cash crops - most importantly coffee - were exempt from most reforms. In addition to ensuring minimal disruption to the business model of an important export-oriented part of the agricultural sector during a crucial economic transition, this limitation on land reform helped to blunt much of the political opposition to land reform by demobilising the influential coffee planters (many of whom were Empire Loyalists) against the reform legislation.