Evaluating the Impact of Land Tenure Reform in Present-Day South Africa

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dc.contributor.advisorRobert T. Jensen
dc.contributor.authorKatcher, Noah
dc.date2023-05-17T20:45:06.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-23T03:29:38Z
dc.date.available2023-05-23T03:29:38Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-17
dc.date.submitted2018-09-17T13:49:17-07:00
dc.description.abstractSince the end of apartheid in South Africa, land tenure reform has been discussed ceaselessly as a critical action to restore lasting inequities from the nation’s segregated history. In recent months, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has introduced a proposal for a constitutional amendment supporting expropriation without compensation, stirring controversy and revolt throughout the country and across the globe. As questions continue to rise regarding the value of land reform and best practices for implementation, this paper identifies the relevant stakeholders in the debate over land reform and details the potential impacts of a redistributive mandate. Broadly speaking, this paper identifies four primary opportunities for impact from effective land reform: economic, social, political and environmental. Through critical analysis, this paper finds that land reform provides exceptional opportunity for post-apartheid South Africa, though the present-day proposal of Ramaphosa may need revision to ensure long-term efficacy.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/46999
dc.legacy.articleid1060
dc.legacy.fulltexturlhttps://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1060&context=sire&unstamped=1
dc.source.issue58
dc.source.journalSocial Impact Research Experience (SIRE)
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subject.otherland tenure reform
dc.subject.otherland reform
dc.subject.otherland tenure
dc.subject.otherSouth Africa
dc.subject.otherCyril Ramaphosa
dc.subject.otherpost-apartheid reform
dc.subject.otherapartheid
dc.subject.otherLand Act of 1913
dc.subject.otherdispossession
dc.subject.otherexpropriation without compensation
dc.subject.otherAfrican National Congress
dc.subject.otherEconomic Freedom Fighters
dc.subject.otherAfrican Studies
dc.subject.otherAgricultural and Resource Economics
dc.subject.otherBusiness
dc.subject.otherEntrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
dc.subject.otherOther Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
dc.subject.otherPolicy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation
dc.titleEvaluating the Impact of Land Tenure Reform in Present-Day South Africa
dc.typeWorking Paper
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