Smallholder Irrigation Schemes, Agrarian Reform and 'Accumulation from Above and from Below' in South Africa

Journal of Agrarian Change

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 116-139

  Cousins, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Agrarian reform; Irrigation; Small scale farming; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRARIAN REFORM; CLASS; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; IRRIGATION; LAND REFORM; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; SMALLHOLDER; STRUCTURAL CHANGE;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84871018278     PISSN: 14710358     EISSN: 14710366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/joac.12000     Document Type: Article

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