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Land reform and agrarian change in southern Africa occasional paper series

‘People are not Happy’ – Speaking up for Adaptive Natural Resource Governance in Mahenye

‘People are not Happy’ – Speaking up for Adaptive Natural Resource Governance in Mahenye. Occasional Paper 31 (OP31)

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State, market or the worst of both? Experimenting with market-based land reform in South Africa

State, market or the worst of both? Experimenting with market-based land reform in South Africa. Occasional Paper 30 (OP30)

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Land politics, trust relations in government and land reform in South Africa: Experiences from the Western and Northern Cape provinces

Land politics, trust relations in government and land reform in South Africa: Experiences from the Western and Northern Cape provinces. Occasional Paper 29 (OP29)

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Women’s access to land in the former bantustans: Constitutional conflict, customary law, democratisation and the role of the state

Women’s access to land in the former bantustans: Constitutional conflict, customary law, democratisation and the role of the state. Occasional Paper 15 (OP15)

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Land reform in Namaqualand: Poverty alleviation, stepping stones and ‘economic units’

Land reform in Namaqualand: Poverty alleviation, stepping stones and ‘economic units’. Occasional Paper 16 (OP16)

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Globalising ethics: A case study of the social technologies of private regulation in the South African wine industry

Globalising ethics: A case study of the social technologies of private regulation in the South African wine industry. Occasional Paper 17 (OP17)

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‘It’s all about money!’: Implementation of South Africa’s new fisheries policy

‘It’s all about money!’: Implementation of South Africa’s new fisheries policy. Occasional Paper 18 (OP18)

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Leaping the fissures: Bridging the gap between paper and real practice in setting up common property institutions in land reform in South Africa

Leaping the fissures: Bridging the gap between paper and real practice in setting up common property institutions in land reform in South Africa. Occasional Paper 19 (OP19)

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A decade of fisheries co-management in Africa: Going back to the roots? Empowering fishing communities? Or just an illusion?

A decade of fisheries co-management in Africa: Going back to the roots? Empowering fishing communities? Or just an illusion? Occasional Paper 20 (OP20)

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The interaction between the land redistribution programme and the land market in South Africa: A perspective on the willing-buyer/willing-seller approach.

The interaction between the land redistribution programme and the land market in South Africa: A perspective on the willing-buyer/willing-seller approach. Occasional Paper 21 (OP21)

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Decentralisation and natural resource management in South Africa: Problems and prospects.

Decentralisation and natural resource management in South Africa: Problems and prospects. Occasional Paper 22 (OP22)

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A case-study of the Lekgophung Tourism Lodge, South Africa.

A case-study of the Lekgophung Tourism Lodge, South Africa. Occasional Paper 23 (OP23)

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The tragic African commons: A century of expropriation, suppression and subversion.

The tragic African commons: A century of expropriation, suppression and subversion. Occasional Paper 24 (OP24)

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Land reform and biodiversity conservation in South Africa: Complementary or in conflict?

Land reform and biodiversity conservation in South Africa: Complementary or in conflict? Occasional Paper 25 (OP25)

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Contested land tenure reform in South Africa: The Namaqualand experience.

Contested land tenure reform in South Africa: The Namaqualand experience. Occasional Paper 26 (OP26)

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Access to land and other natural resources for local communities in Mozambique: Current examples from Manica Province

Access to land and other natural resources for local communities in Mozambique: Current examples from Manica Province. Occasional Paper 27 (OP27)

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The Communal Land Rights Act and women: Does the Act remedy or entrench discrimination and the distortion of the customary?

The Communal Land Rights Act and women: Does the Act remedy or entrench discrimination and the distortion of the customary? Cape Town: Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2005. Occasional Paper 28 (OP28)

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Dynamics of social differentiation after land reform among former labour tenants in Besters, KwaZulu-Natal
This presentation, made at the 'New Researchers Workshop on Land and Agrarian Studies' on 27-28 October 2011 show how violence is woven into strategies of both survival and accumulation, as well as the many stories told about people in the area.
Money and sociality in South Africa's informal economy: Africa 82 (1) 2012: 131–49
This article examines the social dimensions of money in South Africa’s informal economy by considering the interplay of agency, culture and context.
Poverty and fisheries: Anything to learn from the Norwegian experience?
Norwegian development assistance has always been poverty oriented on paper, but with a weak understanding of strategies, entry points, interventions and the measuring of results. Norwegian input into fishing systems in developing countries have tended to use the same models applied in Norway.
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