African land questions, agrarian transitions and the state : contradictions of neo-liberal land reforms / Sam Moyo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moyo, Sam.

Series:

Green book (Codesria)

Working paper series (Codesria)

Working paper series

Green book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land reform--Africa.

Land reform.

Land tenure--Africa.

Land tenure.

Agriculture and state--Africa.

Agriculture and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Senegal : CODESRIA, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This empirically grounded study provides a critical reflection on the land question in Africa, research on which tends to be tangential, conceptually loose and generally inadequate. It argues that the most pressing research concern must be to understand the precise nature of the African land question, its land reforms and their effects on development. To unravel the roots of land conflicts in Africa requires thorough understanding of the complex social and political contradictions which have ensued from colonial and post-colonial land policies, as well as from Africa's 'development' and capita

Contents:

Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Boxes and Tables; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Conceptual Issues and Perspectives on the Land and Agrarian Question; 3 - African Land Questions: Trends and Tendencies; 4 - Gender Land Inequalities and Tenure Insecurity; 5 - The African State, Land Reform and Politics; 6 - Social Movements, Civil Society and Land Reform; 7 - Conclusions and Suggested Research Directions; Notes; References; Back Cover

Notes:

LC copy imperfect: p. 157 is blank.

"Green book"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-159).

ISBN:

1-282-90123-0

9786612901232

2-86978-384-1

2-86978-340-X

2-86978-265-9

OCLC:

830165686