A paper on access to land and its impact on rural development. Using the severe land inequality in Guatemala as a case study, this report seeks to advance the discussion on land reform and inequality in Guatemala through two dominant narratives on rural development within the country. Through a comparative analysis of the market-led reform methods implemented by the Guatemalan State since 1996 and the Integrated Rural Development Law created by civil society, this report questions whether a redistributive land reform policy is a viable solution to land inequality in Guatemala, and how to unite conflicting strategies, to generate an inclusive rural development trajectory that addresses structural inequalities.