In the Shadow of Policy (Paperback)

Paul Hebinck

ISBN 10: 1868147452 / ISBN 13: 9781868147458

Published by Wits University Press, Johannesburg, 2013

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Paperback. Notions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. In the Shadow of Policy explores the interface between the policy of land and agrarian reform and its implementation; and between the decisions of policy 'experts' and actual livelihood experiences in the fields and homesteads of land reform projects. Starting with an overview of the socio-historical context in which land and agrarian reform policy has evolved in South Africa, the volume presents empirical case studies of land reform projects in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces. These draw on multiple voices from various sectors and provide a rich source of material and critical reflections to inform future policy and research agendas. In the Shadow of Policy will be a key reference tool for those working in the area of development studies and land policy, and for civil society groups and NGOs involved in land restitution. Notions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the Shadow of Policy (Paperback)
• Publisher: Wits University Press, Johannesburg
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1868147452
• ISBN 13: 9781868147458
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Notions of land and agrarian reform are now well entrenched in post-apartheid South Africa. But what this reform actually means for everyday life is not clearly understood, nor the way it will impact on the political economy. In the Shadow of Policy explores the interface between the policy of land and agrarian reform and its implementation; and between the decisions of policy ‘experts’ and actual livelihood experiences in the fields and homesteads of land reform projects.
Starting with an overview of the socio-historical context in which land and agrarian reform policy has evolved in South Africa, the volume presents empirical case studies of land reform projects in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape provinces. These draw on multiple voices from various sectors and provide a rich source of material and critical reflections to inform future policy and research agendas.
In the Shadow of Policy will be a key reference tool for those working in the area of development studies and land policy, and for civil society groups and NGOs involved in land restitution.

About the Authors

Paul Hebinck is Associate Professor in Sociology of Rural Development at Wageningen University in the the Netherlands and Adjunct Professor at the University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa

Ben Cousins is Professor and DST/NRF Research Chair in Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa. He founded PLAAS in 1995 and directed it from its inception until September 2009.

Henning de Klerk is a PhD student in the Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa.

Jonathan Denison manages the agricultural water services of Umhlaba Consulting Group, East London, South Africa.

Ntombekhaya Faku is an animal scientist with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, East London, South Africa, and member of the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions.