Changing agrarian relations after redistributive land reform in Zimbabwe

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 939-966

  Moyo, Sam ^a  

^a African Institute for Agrarian Studies (AIAS) in Harare   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

agrarian relations; agricultural production; farmer organisation; inputs and markets

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; AGRICULTURAL LABOR; AGRICULTURAL MARKET; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; LABOR RELATIONS; LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; SMALLHOLDER; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84858391628     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150.2011.634971     Document Type: Article

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