Land Occupations in South Africa

Reclaiming the Land: The Resurgence of Rural Movements in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 142-164

  Sihlongonyane, Mfaniseni Fana ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Development Research Institute   (India)

^c South African Town Planning Institution   (South Africa)

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