The New Political Economy of Land Reform in South Africa

This book analyzes the new political economy of land reform in South Africa. It takes a holistic approach to understand South Africa’s land reform, assesses the current policy gaps, and suggests ways of filling them. Due to its cross-disciplinary approach, the book will appeal to a broad audience, and will benefit readers from the fields of policy reform, administration, law, political science, political economics, agricultural economics, global politics, resource studies and development studies.

Chapter 1. Expropriation and the Discontent of Land Reform in South Africa: An Introduction.- Chapter 2. Expropriation as an Effective Tool for Land Reform: A Legislative Perspective.- Chapter 3. Globalization of South African Land Reform Scheme: An Interrogation.- Chapter 4. The Expropriation of Land without Compensation in South Africa: A Strategy for Alleviating or Worsening Poverty?.- Chapter 5. South African Land Question and the Dilemma of Land Expropriation without Compensation: A Critical Examination.- Chapter 6. Land Expropriation, Food Security and Local Economic Development (LED) in South Africa.- Chapter 7. South Africa and the Quest for Land Reform: Implications for Integrative Food Security and Nation-Building.- Chapter 8. Motivations for Land Reform in Contemporary South Africa: The case of Balobedu in Tzaneen, Province of Limpopo.- Chapter 9. Small-Scale Farming, Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Quest for Agriculture Development.- Chapter 10. Rural Land Reform and Local Economic Development through Agri-parks – A Case Study of Harry Gwala Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal.- Chapter 11. Balancing Land Restitution and Public Interest in South African Socio-economic Development: A Critical Appraisal of the Restitution of Land Rights Act.- Chapter 12. Climate Change and Land Issues in South Africa: A Convergence.- Chapter 13. Urbanization, Poverty and the Paradox of Land Reform in South Africa. Chapter 14. Land Reform and the Quest for Women’s Land Rights in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Adeoye O. Akinola is Post-Doctoral Fellow, Department of Public of Administration, University of Zululand, South Africa.