03242nam 2200745 a 450 991096940480332120200520144314.01-282-90123-097866129012322-86978-384-12-86978-340-X2-86978-265-9(CKB)2550000000004291(EBL)1135192(OCoLC)830165686(SSID)ssj0000431836(PQKBManifestationID)11306542(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431836(PQKBWorkID)10475688(PQKB)11244463(OCoLC)777576767(MdBmJHUP)muse21744(Au-PeEL)EBL1135192(CaPaEBR)ebr10333846(CaONFJC)MIL290123(PPN)198679378(FRCYB88824961)88824961(FR-PaCSA)88824961(MiAaPQ)EBC1135192(EXLCZ)99255000000000429120091125d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrican land questions, agrarian transitions and the state contradictions of neo-liberal land reforms /Sam Moyo1st ed.Senegal CODESRIAc20081 online resource (169 p.)Working paper seriesGreen bookLC copy imperfect: p. 157 is blank.DLC"Green book"--Cover.2-86978-202-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 146-159).Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Boxes and Tables; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Conceptual Issues and Perspectives on the Land and Agrarian Question; 3 - African Land Questions: Trends and Tendencies; 4 - Gender Land Inequalities and Tenure Insecurity; 5 - The African State, Land Reform and Politics; 6 - Social Movements, Civil Society and Land Reform; 7 - Conclusions and Suggested Research Directions; Notes; References; Back CoverThis empirically grounded study provides a critical reflection on the land question in Africa, research on which tends to be tangential, conceptually loose and generally inadequate. It argues that the most pressing research concern must be to understand the precise nature of the African land question, its land reforms and their effects on development. To unravel the roots of land conflicts in Africa requires thorough understanding of the complex social and political contradictions which have ensued from colonial and post-colonial land policies, as well as from Africa's 'development' and capitaGreen book (Codesria)Working paper series (Codesria)Land reformAfricaLand tenureAfricaAgriculture and stateAfricaLand reformLand tenureAgriculture and state333.3096Moyo Sam1798382MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910969404803321African land questions, agrarian transitions and the state4341107UNINA