书目名称 | Trajectory of Land Reform in Post-Colonial African States |
副标题 | The Quest for Sustai |
编辑 | Adeoye O. Akinola,Henry Wissink |
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概述 | Examines post-colonial land reforms across various African states.Identifies policy gaps in the land project and offers practical policy options towards sustainable agrarian reform, food security, soc |
丛书名称 | Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development |
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描述 | .This book is an examination of post-colonial land reforms across various African states. One of the decisive contradictions of colonialism in Africa was the distortion of use, access to and ownership of land. Land related issues and the need for land reform have consistently occupied a unique position in public discourse in Africa. The post-colonial African states have had to embark on concerted efforts at redressing historical grounded land policies and addressing the growing needs of land by the poor. However, agitations for land continue, while evidence of policy gaps abound. In many cases, policy change in terms of land use, distribution and ownership has reinforced inequalities and affected power and social relations in respective post-colonial African countries. Land has assumed major causes of structural violence and impediments to human and rural development in Africa; hence the need for holistic assessment of land reforms in post-colonial African states. The central objective of the text is to identify post-independence and current trends in land reform and to address the grievances in relation to land use, ownership and distribution. The book suggests practicable policy |
出版日期 | Book 2019 |
关键词 | Africa; land politics; colonialism; post-colonial reform; nation-states; ownership |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78701-5 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-030-08767-8 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-78701-5Series ISSN 2198-7262 Series E-ISSN 2198-7270 |
issn_series | 2198-7262 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019 |