Capital Penetration and the Peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa

Capital Penetration and the Peasantry in Southern and Eastern Africa
Author: Freedom Mazwi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2022-02-12
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3030898245

This book examines the impact of neoliberalism on peasant agriculture as a key livelihood strategy in Southern and Eastern Africa, against the background of the current development crisis and the crossroads that Southern and Eastern Africa faces. It systematically analyses how the neoliberal architecture has deepened extroverted production for capitalist accumulation and how this has been to the detriment of the rural labour force and small scale and communal landowners. Apart from examining how neoliberalism has triggered land alienations, the book further argues that such policies have also impacted negatively on food security in a number of ways. The book presents empirical evidence through twelve case studies, emerging from in-depth original fieldwork carried out in seven countries in the Southern and Eastern African region. This book is a must-read for scholars of economics,sociology, anthropology, history, agrarian studies and political science, as well as practitioners and policy-makers, interested in a better understanding of the impact of the agrarian neoliberal restructuring on the peasantry in Southern Africa.

Understanding Namibia

Understanding Namibia
Author: Henning Melber
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2015-01-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 0190257628

Since independence in 1990, Namibia has witnessed only one generation with no memory of colonialism - the 'born frees', who voted in the 2009 elections. The anti-colonial liberation movement, SWAPO, dominates the political scene, effectively making Namibia a de facto one-party state dominated by the first 'struggle generation'. While those in power declare their support for a free, fair, and just society, the limits to liberation are such that emancipation from foreign rule has only been partially achieved. Despite its natural resources Namibia is among the world's most unequal societies and indicators of wellbeing have not markedly improved for many among the former colonized majority, despite a constitution enshrining human rights, social equality, and individual liberty. This book analyses the transformation of Namibian society since Independence. Melber explores the achievements and failures and contrasts the narrative of a post-colonial patriotic history with the socio-economic and political realities of the nation-building project. He also investigates whether, notwithstanding the relative stability prevailing to date, the negotiation of controlled change during Namibia's decolonization could have achieved more than simply a change of those in control.

Land Reform 2004/2

Land Reform 2004/2
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher:
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2004-12-30
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9789250051994

"Land Reform" presents articles that touch on problems related to access to land resources in various countries and regions, and contains notes on experiences in various FAO member countries. This volume comprises eight articles that examine a range of areas central to land tenure. They provide a stimulating and, in some cases, critical set of perspectives on how best tackle some of these issues. - "R�forme agraire" propose des articles qui touchent essentiellement � la probl�matique de l'acc�s aux ressources fonci�res en divers pays et r�gions, et pr�sente des notes sur des exp�riences dans plusieurs pays membres de la FAO. Le pr�sent num�ro est compos� de huit articles portant sur divers domaines essentiels pour les activit�s li�es aux r�gimes fonciers. Ces articles font �tat de perspectives stimulantes, voir d�cisives, concernant le meilleur angle d'attaque pour faire face � certains de ces probl�mes.- "Reforma agraria" ofrece art�culos que se refieren sobre todo a los problemas relacionados con el acceso a los recursos de tierras en varios pa�ses y regiones, e incluye notas sobre experiencias en diversos pa�ses miembros de la FAO. Este n�mero comprende ocho art�culos en los que se examinan diversas cuestiones de gran importancia en materia de tenencia de la tierra. Esos art�culos aportan un conjunto estimulante y, en algunos casos, fundamental de perspectivas sobre la mejor manera de abordar algunas de estas cuestiones.