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Policy options for land reform in South Africa: New Institutional Mechanisms?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
Since the 2005 Land Summit, new approaches
to land reform have been on
the agenda, yet there remains little
clarity on the way forward. The main
focus has been on means of accelerating
the redistribution of land ...
Tribal land administration in Botswana
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
Decentralising the administration of
communally-owned land to a local
system in Botswana was a sound
objective and could be pursued
elsewhere in the region. Yet, despite
Botswana having grappled relatively
successfully ...
Gender implications of decentralised land reform: The case of Zimbabwe
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2009)
A bolder policy approach and more
vigorous implementation are needed
to support women’s empowerment,
transfer of land rights to women, and
to ensure their productive utilisation
of land. The land reform programme
focussed ...
State, market and community: The potential and limits of participatory land reform planning in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2008-10)
Market-assisted land reform, as promoted by the World Bank, has made little progress in South Africa: since the advent of democracy in 1994, just 4 per cent of white-owned agricultural land has been redistributed to black ...
Business models in land reform
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This paper reviews the types of business models, or landuse
models, being implemented in land reform projects
involving the transfer of rural land to communities and
other groups in South Africa, under both the restitution ...
The impact of land restitution and land reform on livelihoods
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)
This thematic paper investigates emerging trends evident
in the limited literature available on the impact of land
restitution on livelihoods, and suggests ways of thinking
about, and planning for, livelihoods.
The ...
Budgeting for land reform
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2004)
The primary purpose of land reform in South Africa is to redistribute agricultural and other land in order to address the racially
skewed pattern of landholding and promote development. Slow progress in land reform over ...
International comparative study of strategies for settlement support provision to land reform beneficiaries
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)
This paper provides some insights into
international experience and attempts to distil the key
areas of strategic value for consideration in developing
a national strategy for support provision to land reform
beneficiaries ...
Land reform and sustainable livelihoods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)
The Eastern Cape is one of the nine provinces of South Africa, located
in the south-east of the country along the Indian Ocean seaboard. The
area was a site of prolonged struggle between native peoples, principally
Xh ...
Bakwena ba Mare a Phogole (Klipgat) community restitution claim
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-08)
This report outlines the community’s attempts to develop
and use the land that has been restored to it in terms of the
Restitution of Land Rights Act 22 of 1994 (‘Restitution Act’).
It examines the nature and content ...