Efficiency and equity gains in the rental market for arable land: Observations from a communal area of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 579-593

  Crookes, Timothy J ^a   Lyne, Michael C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE LAND; EQUITY; LAND MARKET; RENTAL SECTOR;

AFRICA; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0141968837     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0376835032000149234     Document Type: Article

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