Land Reform in Zimbabwe, 1980-1990
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Journal Article LAND REFORM IN ZIMBABWE, 1980–1990 Get access ROBIN PALMER ROBIN PALMER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar African Affairs, Volume 89, Issue 355, April 1990, Pages 163–181, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a098283 Published: 01 April 1990
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The former settler colonies Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe inherited racially skewed patterns of land distribution and each had to address a history of dispossession and the undermining of peasant production.
“The former settler colonies in the region -Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwehave inherited racially skewed patterns of land distribution, and each has had to find ways to address their history of dispossession and the undermining of peasant production.”
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- Authors
- PALMER, R.
- Corresponding author
- PALMER, ROBIN
- ORCID
- PALMER, ROBIN
- Venue
- African Affairs
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1990-04
- Volume
- 89
- Issue
- 355
- Pages
- 163-181
- ISSN
- 0001-9909 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2621
- OpenAlex
- W1863317190
- Cited by
- 151
- References
- 1
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- FWCI
- 10.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- African Affairs (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Keywords
- land reform, Zimbabwe, land redistribution, land tenure, agrarian politics, land policy, 1980s
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