Globalizing Land and Food in Zimbabwe: Implications for Southern Africa

by Carol Thompson Abstract For political and economic crises as severe as Zimbabwe, domestic causes are central, but the conflict in Zimbabwe is not simply internal; it is regional and international and in that sense, it is a post (political) apartheid struggle. Taking an international perspective, this article delineates the context and the constraints on […]

Narratives on Land: State-Peasant Relations Over Fast Track Land Reform in Zimbabwe

by Bevlyne Sithole, Bruce Campbell, Dale Doré and Witness Kozanayi Abstract In the last few years, slogans have become more elaborate and fervent with regards to promises of delivering land to peasants in Zimbabwean communal areas. Conditions in communal areas suggest that peasants should be highly receptive to the slogans and the narratives from which they […]

South African Land Reform and the Global Development Industry

by Thackwray Driver Abstract Over the past decade, “land issues” have reclaimed centre stage in international development debates, with Hernando De Soto’s influential work on land tenure and capitalism playing an important catalytic role. Post-apartheid South Africa has been highly visible in international discussions and debates about land reform, land tenure and land administration. The […]

African Studies Quarterly

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