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Book 2018

Land reform revisited

Publisher
Brill
Language
English
Published
2018
  • Land reform
  • Land use
  • Government policy
  • Land tenure
  • Agriculture and state
  • Economic conditions
  • Economic history

Land Reform Revisited' engages with contemporary debates on land reform and agrarian transformation in South Africa. The volume offers insights into post-apartheid transformation dynamics through the lens of agency and state making. The chapters written by emerging scholars are based on extensive qualitative research and their analysis highlights the ways in which people negotiate and contest land reform realities and politics. By focusing on the diverse meanings of land and competing interpretations of what constitutes success and failure in land reform Brandt and Mkodzongi insist on looking beyond the productivity discourses guiding research and policy making in the field towards an informed view from below.