New Publications

Dynamics of social differentiation after land reform among former labour tenants in Besters, KwaZulu-Natal — by Rebecca Pointer — last modified 2012-01-27 16:12

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 — by Rebecca Pointer — last modified 2012-01-25 11:08

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? — by Rebecca Pointer — last modified 2012-01-23 15:25

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.