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Another countryside? Policy options for land and agrarian reform in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Land reform in South Africa is a political project that has foundered. For years, the process has been
variously described as being ‘in crisis’, ‘at a crossroads’, ‘at an impasse’ or simply ’stuck’. This still
seems as ...
In search of South Africa’s second economy: Chronic poverty, vulnerability and adverse incorporation in Mt. Frere and Khayelitsha
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2007)
Since 2003, South African policy discourse about persistent poverty has been dominated by the notion that poor people stay poor because they are trapped in a ‘second economy’, disconnected from the mainstream ‘first world ...
Tenure security for women farm workers
(PLAAS, 2005-06)
Welcome to the third issue of Umhlaba Wethu, the quarterly update on land and agrarian reform in South Africa from the Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies at the University of the Western Cape. In this edition, we bring ...
Rangeland tenure and pastoral development in Botswana: Is there a future for community-based management?
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2006)
Botswana has a long history of attempts to ‘rationalise’ land tenure so as to improve livestock production, which remains a mainstay for the rural economy. This paper addresses the profound transformations in land tenure ...
'Celebrating ten years of research, training and policy engagement on land and agrarian reform, livelihoods, community-based natural resource management, and poverty'. A ten year review report 1995-2005
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2006)
The Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Over the last
ten years we have undertaken research on land and agrarian reform, the changing composition of livelihoods
and ...
Dialogue of theory and empirical evidence: A weighted decision and tenurial niche approach to reviewing the operation of natural resource policy in rural southern Africa
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2005)
Considerable research has been conducted on community-based natural resource management in rural southern Africa. Many interesting insights have accumulated from the literature on the research issues of earlier generations. ...
Contested fishing grounds: Examining the possibility of a transboundary management regime in the Lake Kariba fishery
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2005)
Community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) programmes in the southern African region emerged as a reaction to colonial ‘fortress’ conservation policies that criminalised and marginalised local people, preventing ...
Devolution and democratisation of natural resource management in southern Africa: A comparative analysis of CBNRM policy processes in Botswana and Zimbabwe
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2007)
This paper examines the policy processes of devolution and democratisation of natural resource management as they relate to community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) outcomes in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Devolution ...
Annual report 2004
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2005)
The wider context of our research and training, and the ultimate rationale for establishing and
maintaining a centre such as PLAAS, is the key challenge of deeply entrenched poverty, as well as
the inequality to which ...
People-centred environmental management and municipal commonage in the Nama Karoo
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2005)
Land reform is a key part of government policy, spurred politically by the claims of the landless, as well as the land reform pressures in countries like Zimbabwe. It is clear to national and provincial governments that ...