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Manji, Ambreena

The politics of land reform in Africa: from communal tenure to free markets/ Ambreena Manji - London: Zed Books, 2006. - vii, 149.p

Part I: IntroductionThe Politics of Land Reform in AfricaAltering Land RelationsThe Revival of 'Law and Development'Structure and Agency in 'Law and Development'Collateral DamageConclusion
Part II: Contemporary Land Reform in Africa Defining Land ReformAfrian Land QuestionsChronologies of Land ReformConclusion
Part III: Paying for Law: The World Bank and Bilateral Donors Promoting the Rule of LawThe Role of the World Bank in the Privatisation of LandThe Role of Bilateral DonorsLinking the Global and the LocalThe Global Land Reform NetworkConclusion
Part IV: Making Law: Inside the 'Law Laboratory' The Role of LawyersThe 'Law Laboratory' in the Network of Land ReformThe Politics of Legal MethodologyConclusion
Part V: Contesting Law?: 'Gender Progressive' Groups and Rural MovementsCase Studies: Gender Progressive Groups in East AfricaIdeologies and Tactics of Rural MovementsConclusion
Part VI: The Future of Land Relations Problems of ImplementationWorsening Gender RelationsThe Role of Commercial Lenders and the Judiciary

ISBN: 1842774948

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Land reform -- Africa. Land reform. Africa

Dewey Class. No.: 320.096 / MAN/T