Land reform in South Africa : a general overview and critique.
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2004
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Abstract
This study aims to synthesise the land reform programme in South Africa in terms of its
multifaceted political and legal policy origins, arrangements and the implementation thereof,
with due regard to the international lessons and experiences. The political aspects of the
process are given due consideration as they are often linked to the socio--economic aspects of
the land reform process. The fact is that the South African government's attempts at land
reform have thus far failed to live up to expectations. This study proposes equity-sharing
schemes in general and farm worker equity-share schemes in particular as viable modes of
land redistribution. There is also a particular focus on the appropriate institutional
environment, which is required for a successful and sustainable transfer of ownership and
control. Furthermore, the government needs to provide extensive support for the rural poor
who have been to a large extent rationed out from the current land reform process. Ultimately,
it is conceded that for the next decade at least the targeted beneficiaries of the land reform
programme in South Africa that is, "the rural poor, women, and the landless", will have to
wait, as has been the case for many developing nations, to receive what will probably be a
very small gain, in terms of what was promised and expected after political freedom was
attained in 1994.
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Thesis (M.Com.)- University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2004
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Land Reform--South Africa., Theses--Economics.