Land reform in South Africa is failing. Can it be saved?

What is going wrong in South Africa’s post-apartheid land reform program, and how can its failings be addressed? Twenty two years after the transition to democracy and the commencement of land reform, there is a great deal of lived experience to reflect upon and a rich literature to draw on. Here I...

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Published in:Transformation (Durban, South Africa) South Africa), 2017-01, Vol.92, p.135
Main Author: Cousins, Ben
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apartheid
Democracy
Economics
Government
Land economics
Land reform
Medical diagnosis
Post-apartheid era
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Summary:What is going wrong in South Africa’s post-apartheid land reform program, and how can its failings be addressed? Twenty two years after the transition to democracy and the commencement of land reform, there is a great deal of lived experience to reflect upon and a rich literature to draw on. Here I offer a diagnosis of failures, suggest a new narrative for land reform, and offer some provocations around alternative policies. The paper argues that the logic of land reform as a whole needs to be re-thought, rather than merely tinkering with details.
ISSN:0258-7696
1726-1368