Fighting fire with a broken teacup: A comparative analysis of South Africa's land-redistribution program

Geographical Review

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 322-338

  Moseley, William G ^a   McCusker, Brent ^b  

^a MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Land redistribution; Limpopo Province; Political ecology; South Africa; Western Cape Province

Indexed keywords

LAND REFORM; LAND TENURE; LAND USE CHANGE; POLICY MAKING;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 48249103560     PISSN: 00167428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1931-0846.2008.tb00304.x     Document Type: Article

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