> the government launched a program of land privatization, forcing the Indians to either move to more marginal lands or find work on the new coffee plantations.
Government forcing people off their own lands is nationalization, which is literally the opposite of privatization.
It's more like the land cosolidation act Britain passed in the 1800s. The peasant holdings making subsistence were forced out or became laborers. The "privatization" is where a business takes over.
It's better on a production level simply because the focus is for people to exclusively work on that as opposed to people living the complex life of a farmer. Instead of 100 peasants being marginal jack of all trades, you have maybe 50 be somewhat better at a select few tasks.
Government forcing people off their own lands is nationalization, which is literally the opposite of privatization.