Zimbabwe's land reform: Challenging the myths

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 967-993

  Scoones, Ian ^a   Marongwe, Nelson ^b   Mavedzenge, Blasio ^c   Murimbarimba, Felix ^c   Mahenehene, Jacob ^c   Sukume, Chrispen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^c The University of Zimbabwe in Harare ^*

Author keywords

agriculture; land reform; livelihoods; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; LAND REFORM; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL SOCIETY;

MASVINGO; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84858375121     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2011.622042     Document Type: Article

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