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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Land redistribution"”.
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Law of the landless : the Dalit bid for land redistribution in Gujarat, India
… examines how government's implementation of land reforms in Gujarat, India informs Dalit (i.e., 'Outcaste') activism for land redistribution. It takes as a case study the Navsarjan Trust (or simply Navsarjan), a non-profit group that advocates for Dalit land rights in Surendranagar district, …
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"The Land Belongs To Those Who Work It": A Critical Evaluation of Land Redistribution Policy in South Africa, 1994-2012
Land ownership in post-apartheid South Africa carries a powerful symbolic charge for both black and white citizens. Under apartheid, state legislation denied black South Africans access to landownership rights, and confined them to 13 per cent of the available agricultural land. The election of the …
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Redistribution of land among the communities of Ngotshe District in Vryheid : problems and challenges
… and poverty. Development , on the land was seen as a prerogative of the White minority. Underdevelopment, on the other hand was considered a natural state for the overwhelming black majority class. This conflict relationship formed the foundation of the South African Society's …
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The potential and limits of the proactive land acquisition strategy: land reform implementation in Gauteng province of South Africa
Land reform in South Africa emerged as one of the important policies for reconciliation, reconstruction and development of the country after years of racial segregation. Its implementation has been three-fold i.e. land restitution, redistribution and tenure reform. The initial sub-programmes of …
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Institutional Constraints and Bolivian Agrarian Development During the Pre-Agrarian Reform and Post-Agrarian Reform Periods
The examination of the political economy of the land redistribution according to the agrarian reform law shows that the insecurity and restrictive nature of land tenure defined in the agrarian reform law led to reduced capital investments, extensive land use and poverty. Less restrictive property …
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The urban land question : management and access for the urban poor in post apartheid South Africa
… thesis is that the developmental use of urban land should be ethical, fair and promote social justice. Using multiple research approaches and mixed methods this thesis examines the urban land question in South Africa and particularly Cape Town where land distribution and ownership are …
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Examining land reform in South Africa: evidence from survey data
Land and land reform have long been contentious and highly charged topics in South Africa, with land performing the dual functions of redress for the past and development for the future. This research explores both these aspects of land, with the focus being on the impact of land receipt on …
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Gender and Resource Allocation Decisions in Farm Households: Evidence from a South African Land Reform Programme
… South African farm households participating in a land reform program make Pareto efficient intrahousehold consumption decisions. Using evaluation survey data of beneficiary households participating in South Africa’s Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development (LRAD) program, I estimate and …
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Agrarian reform and rural development : a case study of Brazil.
… in Brazil, which is a neoclassical approach to land reform focusing on negotiated land redistribution techniques, agricultural efficiency, and rural development. Past state-led attempts at agrarian reform in the country had been criticized for focusing mainly on land expropriation and …
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Ruination
… improve the lot of the impoverished Maya through land redistribution, education, women's suffrage, and access to birth control. His plans bring him in conflict with the wealthy plantation owners and the Catholic Church. He also pursues a new divorce law that will allow him to end his marriage and …
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Contesting hegemony : civil society and the struggle for social change in Zimbabwe, 2000-2008
… of social forces of production, vis-à-vis land redistribution, albeit implementing this vision through coercive violence, persuasive but exclusionary discourses of radical nationalism, Afro-radicalism and nativism. Confronting it, is an equally militant counter-hegemonic civil society …
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An assessment of landlessness and its impact on social and economic development: A case study of the Omaheke in Namibia, 1990 - 2015
Landlessness has been both the cause and the manifestation of poverty, insecurity, indebtedness and powerlessness of the majority of rural households in most parts of Africa and Asia. This study was an assessment of the degree of landlessness and its impact on the social and economic development in …
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Social and Environmental History of Elephants and Human Groups in Southeast Zimbabwe, c. 1965-2020
… behaviours, and ecological impacts influenced land use and conservation policy. To understand these interactions, the research integrates archival sources, oral histories, and scientific data, offering a multi-scalar understanding of human and elephant agency. The study first investigates how …
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A critical evaluation of the efficacy of the willing-seller, willing-buyer concept in the Namibia’s land reform policy and legal framework
Namibia inherited a skewed land redistribution system in favour of a white minority, which necessitated the newly elected government to enact measures to redress this injustice. This study investigated the effectiveness of the willing seller, willing buyer principle and redistribution policies that …
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A study of the national resettlement policy in Namibia: A critical review of policy application and impact
… in Namibia. The NRP is part of the National Land Policy (NLP), which has been implemented in this country since independence in 1990. Its purpose is to redress the colonial injustices of land distribution. This is a broad national review of policy implementation and its effects. Data was …
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The sustainability of agriculture as a development tool in Namibia
… order to address the inequitable distribution of land and to initiate socio-economic development amongst marginalised people in Namibia, the Namibian Resettlement Programme was introduced as a means of implementing land reform. There is a political, economic and social necessity for empowerment …
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The unsettled settler: personal and discursive tragedy in Alexandra Fuller's memoirs
… how the settler colonial dream of the promised land in Africa would ultimately fail to be fully realised and maintainable. Yet, through the portrayal of unexamined colonial discourse, Fuller continues to perpetuate a constructed notion of Africa. The publication of her first memoir, Don't Let's …
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Administrative challenges in Land Reform: the case of Vhembe District of Municipality
… obstacles that impede the effective execution of land reform in the Vhembe District Municipality of South Africa. While land reform was designed to redistribute land, rectify historical injustices, and promote inclusive rural development, its implementation has been sluggish, fragmented, and …
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A place to pray
… my family’s dispossession from their ancestral land in Ebenezer, South Africa. The story unfolds through a series of contemporary events—family gatherings, WhatsApp conversations, and the legal steps we are currently taking to reclaim the land. These present moments act as windows into the past, …
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The Feasibility of Integrated Water Resources Management in Pakistan
… IWRM to be effective, it must be accompanied by land redistribution to weaken the political power of landlords, legislative changes to improve the transparency of voting, improved regulations, strengthened enforcement, and greater clarity in water agreements. Donor expectations on the role of …
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