Another countryside?
Subtitle: policy options for land and agrarian reform in South Africa
By: edited by Ruth Hall
Contributors: University of the Western Cape. Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies
Publisher: PLAAS, School of Government, University of the Western Cape
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Bellville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780620437448
Notes: "The redistribution of land in South Africa has been stymied for years both by policy failures and by bureaucratic obstacles... This book is a compilation of papers that explore the limits of the current approach and propose policy alternatives."--P. 4 of cover.

"April 2009"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Ruth Hall and Lionel Cliffe; title: Part 1: Foundational questions about land policy  Land reform for what? Land use, production and livelihoods / Ruth Hall ; Land reform how and for whom? Land demand, targeting and acquisition / Ruth Hall ; With what land rights? Tenure arrangements and support  / Edward Lahiff; title: Part 2: Economic and political considerations. Dynamics in the commercial farming sector / Ruth Hall ; Agricultural employment scenarios / Michael Aliber, Mompathi Baiphethi and Peter Jacobs ; Piloting alternatives in the Breede River Winelands / Mercia Andrews, Phillan Zamchiya and Ruth Hall ; The private sector and land reform  / Karin Kleinbooi ; What are the political parameters? / Mazibuko Jara and Ruth Hall; title: Part 3: Alternative policy options. New institutional mechanisms? / Lionel Cliffe ;  Conclusions and eecommendations / Ruth Hall.