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Land and Sustainable Development in Africa

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This book links contemporary debates on land reform with wider discourses on sustainable development within Africa, with chapters and in-depth case studies on South Africa and Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana and West Africa. It traces the development of ideas about sustainable development and addresses a new agenda based on social justice.

The authors critically examine contemporary neoliberal market-led reforms and the legacy of colonialism on the land question. They argue that debates on sustainable development should be placed in the context of structural interests, access and equity, rather than technical management of land and resources. Additionally, they show that these structural factors cannot be transformed by institutional reform based on notions of elective democracy, community participation, and market-reform, but require a far more radical programme to redress the injustices of the colonial system that continue today. The book advocates a commitment to building sustainable livelihoods for farmers, carrying out the necessary reforms to assure them access to natural, political and technical resources, to enable them to transform their situation. The book calls for redistribution of land and natural resources to challenge the existing economic relations within society and existing frameworks for development.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Zed Books

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN: 1842779133

ISBN 13: 9781842779132

Land and Sustainable Development in Africa

5/5 ( ratings)

This book links contemporary debates on land reform with wider discourses on sustainable development within Africa, with chapters and in-depth case studies on South Africa and Zimbabwe, Malawi, Kenya, Botswana and West Africa. It traces the development of ideas about sustainable development and addresses a new agenda based on social justice.

The authors critically examine contemporary neoliberal market-led reforms and the legacy of colonialism on the land question. They argue that debates on sustainable development should be placed in the context of structural interests, access and equity, rather than technical management of land and resources. Additionally, they show that these structural factors cannot be transformed by institutional reform based on notions of elective democracy, community participation, and market-reform, but require a far more radical programme to redress the injustices of the colonial system that continue today. The book advocates a commitment to building sustainable livelihoods for farmers, carrying out the necessary reforms to assure them access to natural, political and technical resources, to enable them to transform their situation. The book calls for redistribution of land and natural resources to challenge the existing economic relations within society and existing frameworks for development.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Zed Books

Release: January 01, 2008

ISBN: 1842779133

ISBN 13: 9781842779132

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