Land reform in the shadow of the state: the implementation of new land laws in Sub-Saharan Africa
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This article discusses the difficulties of implementing new land laws in Africa, focusing on Uganda, South Africa, and Tanzania. The author argues that the states involvement in carrying out land reform is severely limited due to unclear policies and a lack of political motivation to carry them out, as well as poorly trained government personnel.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2001
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The politics of peace and resettlement through El Salvador's land transfer program: caught between the state and the market
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The study examined the reasons for the failure of the land reforms that may have brought socioeconomic benefits as envisioned by the leaders of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN). Results showed that political favor played an important role rather than awarding land to the landless.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2007
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Capital, labour and land relations in Africa: a gender analysis of the World Bank's Policy Research Report on Land Institutions and Land Policy
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A gender analysis of the World Bank's recent Policy Research Report is presented. The notion of non-contractible labour as well as the Report's use of the household as a unit of analysis and its underlying assumption of motivated family labour is challenged.
Publication Name: Third World Quarterly
Subject: International relations
ISSN: 0143-6597
Year: 2003
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