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Land Reform in South Africa : An Uneven Transformation.

McCusker, Brent.

Land Reform in South Africa : An Uneven Transformation. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (225 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Ch01. The Multiple Meanings of Land and Agrarian Change -- PartI. THEORIZING LAND REFORM AND AGRARIAN CHANGE -- Ch02. Theoretical Insights for Land Reform -- Ch03. The Making of Land Policy before 1948 -- Ch04. Post-1948 Land Questions and Territorial Dominance -- Ch05. Space, Race, and the Fall and Rise of Hegemonic Blocs -- PartII. THE IDEALS VERSUS THEREALITIES OF LAND REFORM -- Ch06. Continuity and Change in the Former Bantustans -- Ch07. Land Reform, Farmworkers, and Commercial Farming Areas -- Ch08. Tenure Reform and Small-Scale Agriculture in the "Coloured Reserves" -- Ch09. The Land Question in National Parks -- Ch10. The Urban Built Environment and Land Claims -- Ch11. Conclusion: Land Reform for What? -- References -- Index.

This thoughtful book explores the history and ongoing dilemmas of land use and land reform in South Africa. Including both theoretical and applied examples of the evolution of South Africa's current geography of land use, the authors provide a succinct overview of land reform and evaluate the range of policies conceived over time to redress the country's stark racial land imbalance.

9781442207189


Land reform--South Africa.
Land use--Government policy--South Africa.
Land tenure--South Africa.
South Africa--Economic conditions.


Electronic books.

HD1333.S6M39 2015

333.3/168

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