Land pressure and customary tenure: Cropland allocations in Swaziland

Natural Resources Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 188-197

  van Waveren, Erik J ^a  

^a Natural Resource Management   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Customary tenure systems; Land distribution; Swaziland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; RURAL AREAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CROPLAND ALLOCATION; CUSTOMARY TENURE SYSTEMS; LAND DISTRIBUTION;

LAND USE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; LAND REFORM; REFORM PROCESS; RURAL SOCIETY; SUSTAINABILITY; TENURE SYSTEM;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SWAZILAND;

EID: 35148859889     PISSN: 01650203     EISSN: 14778947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2007.00149.x     Document Type: Article

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