Land Redistribution in South Africa
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Communities and Human Settlements-Land Use and Policies Poverty Reduction-Rural Poverty Reduction Rural Development-Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems Urban Development-Municipal Housing and Land Rural Development-Rural Land Policies for Poverty Reduction
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Early market-led programs, particularly SLAG, were constrained by inflated land prices, limited grant support, and weak post-transfer enforcement.
“By contrast, early market-led programs, particularly SLAG, were constrained by inflated land prices, limited grant support, and weak post-transfer enforcement (Lahiff and Li, 2012).”
From Over three decades of land distribution in South Africa: a review of progress, challenges and prospects (2026) · cites this paper as Lahiff and Li, 2012
Redistribution rates under early market-led programs were low, and land underutilization was common.
“They went on to argue that redistribution rates were low, and land underutilization was common.”
From Over three decades of land distribution in South Africa: a review of progress, challenges and prospects (2026) · cites this paper as Lahiff and Li, 2012
Hybrid models that integrate market and supply-led approaches, while providing post-transfer support and participatory governance, consistently demonstrate superior outcomes.
“Hybrid models that integrate market and supply-led approaches, while providing post-transfer support and participatory governance, consistently demonstrate superior outcomes (Davis et al., 2004; Jacobs, 2012; Lahiff and Li, 2012).”
From Over three decades of land distribution in South Africa: a review of progress, challenges and prospects (2026) · cites this paper as Lahiff and Li, 2012
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- Authors
- Lahiff, E., & Li, G.
- Affiliations
- University College Cork (IE)
- Venue
- World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks
- Publisher
- World Bank, Washington, DC
- Published
- 2012-05-28
- OpenAlex
- W301168398
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 2
- FWCI
- 1.82
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
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- cc-by
- Locations
- World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (World Bank) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › African studies and sociopolitical issues
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development
- Keywords
- land redistribution, land reform, rural poverty alleviation, rural development, land policy, land use policy, South Africa
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