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Beyond the 'problem' narrative: Towards an agenda for improved policy and practice in land reform
(2013)
The ‘problem’ narrative
•Land reform is too slow: it must be speeded up and better ways found of acquiring land at reasonable cost
•Land reform beneficiaries are not productive enough: they must be ‘disciplined’ or land ...
The terrain of urbanisation process and policy frameworks: A critical analysis of the Kampala experience
(Cogent OA, 2017)
Kampala is urbanising in an unplanned manner, but without a clear picture
of the underlying dynamics. The city is characterised by lack of proper zoning
of economic activities and construction of physical infrastructure ...
After the riot? Rancière, Hamilton, and radical politics
(Penn State University Press, 2018)
In recent years, political forces from the Occupy movement in North America to the #FeesMustFall student protest in South Africa have attempted to disrupt the political order in the name of democratic equality. Inspired ...
Draft Preservation and Development of Agricultural Land Framework Bill and Policy
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) is a constituent unit of the School of Government at the University of the Western Cape.
PLAAS engages in research, training, policy development and advocacy ...
Space, markets and employment in agricultural development: South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
Growth in the agricultural sector has long been assumed to
automatically benefit the rural non-farm sector, mainly through
production or consumption ‘linkages’, including expenditure
by farmers and their workers. However ...
Agricultural commercialisation in Meru County, Kenya: What are the policy implications?
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016)
Our study aimed to engage these debates. The study was carried out in Kenya’s Meru County and examined three agricultural farming models: outgrowers, medium-scale commercial farms and a plantation. This was part of the ...
Self-employment in South Africa’s informal sector: Prevalence, prospects and policy
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2011)
This text describes research undertaken to investigate small-scale self-employment at the
margins of the South African economy. Despite high levels of poverty and unemployment
South Africa’s informal sector is, by ...
Food environments, health and nutrition in South Africa: Mapping the research and policy terrain
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016-06)
The aim of this paper was to review existing research and policies related to food environments so as to
identify research gaps towards a research agenda for the new Centre of Excellence in Food Security.
Food environments ...
Improving policy coherence for food security and nutrition in South Africa: a qualitative policy analysis
(Springer Netherlands, 2018)
Like most other low and middle-income countries, South Africa must address a rising burden of diet-related chronic disease in a
situation of persistent food insecurity and undernutrition. Supply-side policy interventions ...
Policy, politics and leadership in slum upgrading: A comparative analysis ofHarare and Kampala
(Elsevier, 2018)
Slum upgrading is one of the preferred options in dealing with ubiquitous informality in cities across the world.Drawing on experiences in two African cities namely Harare and Kampala; the article focuses on the role ...