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Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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The Dynamics of Land Tenure and Agrarian Systems in Africa
Author:
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Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Publisher:
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Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 242
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Land in African Agrarian Systems
Author: Thomas J. Bassett
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 440
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Land in African Agrarian Systems argues that proposals for sweeping changes in African agricultural land tenure are misconceived. Colonial administrators, African elites, and foreign aid donors have historically viewed the variety of indigenous landholding systems as obstacles to increased agricultural production and to economic progress in general, believing that only private land ownership will provide the investment security necessary for agricultural efficiency. This volume contends that privatisation is not the panacea for Africa's agrarian ills, and that any solutions must take into account critical social dynamics that influence how productive resources are acquired, used, contested and underutilised.
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Land in African Agrarian Systems argues that proposals for sweeping changes in African agricultural land tenure are misconceived. Colonial administrators, African elites, and foreign aid donors have historically viewed the variety of indigenous landholding systems as obstacles to increased agricultural production and to economic progress in general, believing that only private land ownership will provide the investment security necessary for agricultural efficiency. This volume contends that privatisation is not the panacea for Africa's agrarian ills, and that any solutions must take into account critical social dynamics that influence how productive resources are acquired, used, contested and underutilised.
The Dynamics of Land Tenure and Agrarian Systems in Africa
Author: FAO.
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Languages : en
Pages : 233
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Languages : en
Pages : 233
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African Agrarian Systems
Author: Daniel Biebuyck
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351037641
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Originally published in 1963 this volume surveys various aspects of the complex relations between rights in land, social organization and economic interests in tropical Africa. The papers - in English and French but with summaries in the other language - analyse case studies illustrating the various basic factors and problems connected with land in Tropical Africa. Indigenous systems of tenure and their adaptation to commercial agriculture, the balance between rights and obligations of groups and individuals, and the authority and duties of chiefs and headmen are discussed in detail for many different areas. Against this background important contributions are made towards the better understanding of problems raised by economic and political development, population increase, migration and scarcity of land.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351037641
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Originally published in 1963 this volume surveys various aspects of the complex relations between rights in land, social organization and economic interests in tropical Africa. The papers - in English and French but with summaries in the other language - analyse case studies illustrating the various basic factors and problems connected with land in Tropical Africa. Indigenous systems of tenure and their adaptation to commercial agriculture, the balance between rights and obligations of groups and individuals, and the authority and duties of chiefs and headmen are discussed in detail for many different areas. Against this background important contributions are made towards the better understanding of problems raised by economic and political development, population increase, migration and scarcity of land.
Land in the Struggles for Citizenship in Africa
Author: Sam Moyo
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869786786
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The variety of land questions facing Africa and the divergent strategies proposed to resolve them continue to evoke debates. Increasingly, in response to the enduring problems of land tenure, there are land movements of all shapes and orientations, some reformist and others quite revolutionary in their agenda. However revolutionary, land movements have tended to ignore the land tenure interests of women, pastoralists, youth and indigenous people. Several of these longstanding and emerging issues in land tenure include the role of the state in land tenure reforms; urban land questions, the nature of land struggles and improvements; and, the impact of land tenure developments on particular social groups and countries. An overarching concern is the extent to which land rights are being commodified, through the conversion of land held under customary tenure systems into marketised systems. The consequences of this include growing land concentration, land tenure insecurities, diminishing access to land by various sections of society, including the poor, women and less dominant ethno-religious groups. This volume brings together different studies on Africas land questions exploring emerging land issues on the continent in terms of the wider questions of development, citizenship, and democratisation. The chapters discuss the land question through a variety of themes. Some focus on the agrarian aspects of the land questions, while others elucidate the urban dimensions of the land question.
Publisher: African Books Collective
ISBN: 2869786786
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
The variety of land questions facing Africa and the divergent strategies proposed to resolve them continue to evoke debates. Increasingly, in response to the enduring problems of land tenure, there are land movements of all shapes and orientations, some reformist and others quite revolutionary in their agenda. However revolutionary, land movements have tended to ignore the land tenure interests of women, pastoralists, youth and indigenous people. Several of these longstanding and emerging issues in land tenure include the role of the state in land tenure reforms; urban land questions, the nature of land struggles and improvements; and, the impact of land tenure developments on particular social groups and countries. An overarching concern is the extent to which land rights are being commodified, through the conversion of land held under customary tenure systems into marketised systems. The consequences of this include growing land concentration, land tenure insecurities, diminishing access to land by various sections of society, including the poor, women and less dominant ethno-religious groups. This volume brings together different studies on Africas land questions exploring emerging land issues on the continent in terms of the wider questions of development, citizenship, and democratisation. The chapters discuss the land question through a variety of themes. Some focus on the agrarian aspects of the land questions, while others elucidate the urban dimensions of the land question.
The Dynamics of Land Tenure and of Agrarian Systems in Africa
Author: Richard S. Odingo
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Category : Land reform
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Category : Land reform
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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Land Tenure and Investment in African Agriculture
Author: Richard L. Barrows
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 38
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Changes in Customary Land Tenure Systems in Africa
Author: Jean-Pierre Chauveau
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843696576
Category : Customary law
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Publisher: IIED
ISBN: 1843696576
Category : Customary law
Languages : en
Pages : 137
Book Description
Land Tenure and Agrarian Reform in Africa and the Near East
Author: University of Wisconsin--Madison. Land Tenure Center. Library
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Annotated bibliography on land tenure and agrarian reform in Africa and the Middle East.
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
Annotated bibliography on land tenure and agrarian reform in Africa and the Middle East.
Contemporary Customary Land Issues in Africa
Author: J. Oloka-Onyango
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527514374
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This book examines current trends in customary land issues in Africa, focusing on the practice of converting customary land into leasehold tenure, particularly in Zambia. Since the enactment of the 1995 Lands Act No. 29 in Zambia, conversion of customary land has become a controversial policy, raising questions about the future of customary land and rural communities, and the role of traditional authorities in a changing environment. Alienating customary land into leasehold tenure has serious implications for local and national politics and gender dynamics. Analysis of these trends suggests that the policy of creating land markets on customary land is subjecting customary systems to the forces of change. However, governments that have adopted this policy have not, by and large, adopted measures to respond to these challenges. Although customary tenure is widely believed to be resilient, it is not clear how the customary system will navigate the current winds of change. Chapters in this book draw from the Land Use and Rural Livelihoods in Africa Project (LURLAP), a collaborative research project undertaken by staff and students at the University of Cape Town and the University of Zambia.
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527514374
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
This book examines current trends in customary land issues in Africa, focusing on the practice of converting customary land into leasehold tenure, particularly in Zambia. Since the enactment of the 1995 Lands Act No. 29 in Zambia, conversion of customary land has become a controversial policy, raising questions about the future of customary land and rural communities, and the role of traditional authorities in a changing environment. Alienating customary land into leasehold tenure has serious implications for local and national politics and gender dynamics. Analysis of these trends suggests that the policy of creating land markets on customary land is subjecting customary systems to the forces of change. However, governments that have adopted this policy have not, by and large, adopted measures to respond to these challenges. Although customary tenure is widely believed to be resilient, it is not clear how the customary system will navigate the current winds of change. Chapters in this book draw from the Land Use and Rural Livelihoods in Africa Project (LURLAP), a collaborative research project undertaken by staff and students at the University of Cape Town and the University of Zambia.