Tenure reform in South Africa: Titling versus social embeddedness

Forum for Development Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 415-442

  Cousins, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Communal tenure; Land tenure; Social embeddedness; South Africa; Titling

Indexed keywords

LAND REFORM; LAND TENURE; LEGISLATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 30444440183     PISSN: 08039410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039410.2005.9666322     Document Type: Article

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