Social differentiation and the politics of land: Sugar cane outgrowing in Kilombero, Tanzania

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 517-533

  Sulle, Emmanuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); CONTRACT FARMING; DIFFERENTIATION; LEGISLATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SUGAR CANE;

KILOMBERO; MOROGORO [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

SACCHARUM;

EID: 84987858721     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: 14653893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057070.2016.1215171     Document Type: Article

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