Capitalism obscured: The limits of law and rights-based approaches to poverty reduction and development

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 893-908

  Cousins, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

De Soto; Farm workers; Legal empowerment; Liberal capitalism; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CAPITALISM; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPOWERMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; POVERTY DETERMINANT; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RURAL AREA;

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

EID: 70849117441     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150903354098     Document Type: Article

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