Land and Agrarian Reform in South Africa's Eastern Cape Province: Caught by Continuities

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-240

  Hebinck, Paul ^a,b   Fay, Derick ^c   Kondlo, Kwandiwe ^d  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University of California ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d University of the Free State   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Continuities; Expert system; Land and agrarian reform; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; EXPERT SYSTEM; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; LAND REFORM; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; RURAL ECONOMY;

EASTERN CAPE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 79952774975     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0366.2010.00297.x     Document Type: Article

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