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SUBMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND LAND REFORM: Comments on the Green Paper on Land Reform 2011

This document is a joint submission by researchers at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies in response to the Green Paper on Land Reform released by the Minister for Rural Development and Land Reform on 30 August 2011. It is a broad response commenting on a range of crucial issues facing land reform in South Africa. It is informed by 15 years of research and policy engagement on the part of PLAAS researchers.

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