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The Resource Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States : The Quest for Sustainable Development and Utilization, edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, Henry Wissink, (electronic resource)

Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States : The Quest for Sustainable Development and Utilization, edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, Henry Wissink, (electronic resource)

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This book is an examination of post-colonial land reforms across various African states. One of the decisive contradictions of colonialism in Africa was the distortion of use, access to and ownership of land. Land related issues and the need for land reform have consistently occupied a unique position in public discourse in Africa. The post-colonial African states have had to embark on concerted efforts at redressing historical grounded land policies and addressing the growing needs of land by the poor. However, agitations for land continue, while evidence of policy gaps abound. In many cases, policy change in terms of land use, distribution and ownership has reinforced inequalities and affected power and social relations in respective post-colonial African countries. Land has assumed major causes of structural violence and impediments to human and rural development in Africa; hence the need for holistic assessment of land reforms in post-colonial African states. The central objective of the text is to identify post-independence and current trends in land reform and to address the grievances in relation to land use, ownership and distribution. The book suggests practicable policy options towards addressing the land hunger and conflict, which could derail the ‘moderate’ socio-economic achievements and political stability recorded by post-colonial African nation-states. The book draws its strength and uniqueness from its adoption of country-specific case studies, which places the book in context, and utilizes field studies methodology which generate new knowledge on the continental land question. Taking a holistic approach to understanding Africa’s land question, this book will be attractive to academicians and students interested in policy and development, African politics, post-colonial development and policy, and conflict studies as well as policy-makers working in relevant areas.--
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1 online resource (XVI, 178 pages)
Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: The Political Economy of Land in Africa
  • Chapter 2: At A Crossroads: Land Reform and Democratic Contestation in Zimbabwe
  • Chapter 3: Food and National Security: A Study of the Interconnections
  • Chapter 4: Transforming the Bodi from Pastoralists to Outgrowers: Land and State Capitalism in South Omo and Southwest Ethiopia
  • Chapter 5: South African Land Claim Processing: A Case of Street-Level Bureaucracy in the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Land Claims Commission
  • Chapter 6: Land Policies in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria and Zambia
  • Chapter 7: Land Governance in the Context of Legal Pluralism: Comparative Cases of Kenya, Ghana and South Africa
  • Chapter 8: Rethinking Women Land Rights: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparison
  • Chapter 9: The Chasm Between Sexes in Accessing Land and its Produce: The Case of Rural Women in Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe
  • Chapter 10: Land Conflicts in Southern Ghana: A Reflection of Multiple Ownership of Land and Usufruct Rights to Land Use
  • Chapter 11: Land Tenure and Family Conflict in Rwanda: Case of Musanze District
  • Chapter 12: Land Reform in Africa: Towards Resource Utilization and Sustainability.
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Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States : The Quest for Sustainable Development and Utilization
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Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States
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The Quest for Sustainable Development and Utilization
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edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, Henry Wissink
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eng
Summary
This book is an examination of post-colonial land reforms across various African states. One of the decisive contradictions of colonialism in Africa was the distortion of use, access to and ownership of land. Land related issues and the need for land reform have consistently occupied a unique position in public discourse in Africa. The post-colonial African states have had to embark on concerted efforts at redressing historical grounded land policies and addressing the growing needs of land by the poor. However, agitations for land continue, while evidence of policy gaps abound. In many cases, policy change in terms of land use, distribution and ownership has reinforced inequalities and affected power and social relations in respective post-colonial African countries. Land has assumed major causes of structural violence and impediments to human and rural development in Africa; hence the need for holistic assessment of land reforms in post-colonial African states. The central objective of the text is to identify post-independence and current trends in land reform and to address the grievances in relation to land use, ownership and distribution. The book suggests practicable policy options towards addressing the land hunger and conflict, which could derail the ‘moderate’ socio-economic achievements and political stability recorded by post-colonial African nation-states. The book draws its strength and uniqueness from its adoption of country-specific case studies, which places the book in context, and utilizes field studies methodology which generate new knowledge on the continental land question. Taking a holistic approach to understanding Africa’s land question, this book will be attractive to academicians and students interested in policy and development, African politics, post-colonial development and policy, and conflict studies as well as policy-makers working in relevant areas.--
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Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States : The Quest for Sustainable Development and Utilization, edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, Henry Wissink, (electronic resource)
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Chapter 1: Introduction: The Political Economy of Land in Africa -- Chapter 2: At A Crossroads: Land Reform and Democratic Contestation in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 3: Food and National Security: A Study of the Interconnections -- Chapter 4: Transforming the Bodi from Pastoralists to Outgrowers: Land and State Capitalism in South Omo and Southwest Ethiopia -- Chapter 5: South African Land Claim Processing: A Case of Street-Level Bureaucracy in the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Land Claims Commission -- Chapter 6: Land Policies in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria and Zambia -- Chapter 7: Land Governance in the Context of Legal Pluralism: Comparative Cases of Kenya, Ghana and South Africa -- Chapter 8: Rethinking Women Land Rights: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparison -- Chapter 9: The Chasm Between Sexes in Accessing Land and its Produce: The Case of Rural Women in Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 10: Land Conflicts in Southern Ghana: A Reflection of Multiple Ownership of Land and Usufruct Rights to Land Use -- Chapter 11: Land Tenure and Family Conflict in Rwanda: Case of Musanze District -- Chapter 12: Land Reform in Africa: Towards Resource Utilization and Sustainability.
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States : The Quest for Sustainable Development and Utilization, edited by Adeoye O. Akinola, Henry Wissink, (electronic resource)
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http://ezproxy.eui.eu/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78701-5
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Political Economy of Land in Africa -- Chapter 2: At A Crossroads: Land Reform and Democratic Contestation in Zimbabwe -- Chapter 3: Food and National Security: A Study of the Interconnections -- Chapter 4: Transforming the Bodi from Pastoralists to Outgrowers: Land and State Capitalism in South Omo and Southwest Ethiopia -- Chapter 5: South African Land Claim Processing: A Case of Street-Level Bureaucracy in the KwaZulu-Natal Regional Land Claims Commission -- Chapter 6: Land Policies in Africa: A Case Study of Nigeria and Zambia -- Chapter 7: Land Governance in the Context of Legal Pluralism: Comparative Cases of Kenya, Ghana and South Africa -- Chapter 8: Rethinking Women Land Rights: Nigeria and South Africa in Comparison -- Chapter 9: The Chasm Between Sexes in Accessing Land and its Produce: The Case of Rural Women in Mwenezi District, Masvingo Province, Zimbabwe -- Chapter 10: Land Conflicts in Southern Ghana: A Reflection of Multiple Ownership of Land and Usufruct Rights to Land Use -- Chapter 11: Land Tenure and Family Conflict in Rwanda: Case of Musanze District -- Chapter 12: Land Reform in Africa: Towards Resource Utilization and Sustainability.
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978-3-319-78701-5
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1 online resource (XVI, 178 pages)
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multiple file formats
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Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9783319787015
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2 illustrations, 1 illustration in color.
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(OCoLC)1051713174

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