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Land reform futures
(2015)
Overarching story
• Away from pro-poor neo-liberalism towards the convergence of state resources, private capital and traditional authority
• Elite capture of shrinking state resources – dangerous combination in context ...
Commercial farming and agribusiness in South Africa and their changing roles in Africa’s agro-food system
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
Our paper is on commercial farming and agribusiness in South Africa and their changing roles in Africa’s agro-food system, as a response to debates and theoretical propositions about internal agrarian change in BRICS ...
Emancipatory rural politics: confronting authoritarian populism
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
A new political moment is underway. Although there are significant differences in how this is constituted in different places, one manifestation of the new moment is the rise of distinct forms of authoritarian populism. ...
The rise of BRICS: implications for global agrarian transformation
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)
This article introduces this collection, which focuses on the economic and political rise of the BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) and its implications for global agrarian transformation. ...
Submission to the portfolio committee on rural development and land reform on extension of security of tenure bill of 2015
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2016)
1.1. The Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) welcomes the initiative to amend the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 62 of 1997.
1.2. PLAAS is a constituent unit of the School of Government at the ...
Large-scale land deals in Southern Africa: Voices of the people
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
This book of case studies addresses situations in which commercial projects are planned on land held by rural
communities. These include big farming projects by foreign and local companies, farmers becoming out-growers
selling ...
Restitution of land rights amendment bill 2013
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2013)
1.1. This document represents a response from researchers at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies to the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Bill as published on 19 October 2013. It is a statement by the ...
Towards a national minimum wage: what do we know about wages and employment in agriculture?
(2014)
• Agriculture is a good sector to learn from when considering a national minimum wage because:
– It is historically a low-wage sector
– It has been shedding jobs
– It is enormously diverse
– A minimum wage was introduced ...
Submission to the portfolio committee on public works on expropriation bill of 2015
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2015)
The Bill brings legislation in line with the requirements of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 108 of 1996.
To date, despite the efforts of progressive movements to ensure that expropriation would be ...
Position papers for the national Land tenure summit
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2014)
The attached position papers were written by researchers based at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape, and at the Centre for Law and Society, University of Cape Town. ...