Contested paradigms of 'viability' in redistributive land reform: Perspectives from southern africa

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-66

  Cousins, Ben ^a   Scoones, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercial agriculture; Land redistribution; Livelihoods; Namibia; Small scale agriculture; South africa; Viability; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; LAND REFORM; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNERSHIP;

NAMIBIA; SOUTH AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 75749118974     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150903498739     Document Type: Article

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