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Towards Reconciliation of the Land Issue in Namibia: Identifying the Possible, Assessing the Probable

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This paper argues that the case against a major land reform in Namibia is overstated and inaccurate, and that, in spite of its relatively harsh climate, the country contains sufficient land of good enough quality, and a small enough population, to undertake a major land reform. The paper suggests that the reasons why there is generally a conservative estimate of possible solutions to land hunger are largely related to the prevalence of a conservative colonial intellectual legacy in spite of radical ambitions stated by the SWAPO (South West African People's Organization) government. Furthermore, many commentators and officials in Namibia are following a pattern in Africa of ignoring lessons (positive and negative) from other countries—in this case particularly from aspects of Zimbabwe's land reform. The paper explores the comparison with Zimbabwe in order to emphasize the political lessons available for Namibia's land reform, but it also highlights practical lessons which exist, in spite of the fact that most of Zimbabwe's environment is generally much better suited to agriculture than is Namibia's.

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  • Donna Pankhurst, 1995. "Towards Reconciliation of the Land Issue in Namibia: Identifying the Possible, Assessing the Probable," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 26(3), pages 551-585, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devchg:v:26:y:1995:i:3:p:551-585
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1995.tb00565.x
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    1. Daniel Weiner, 1989. "Agricultural Restructuring in Zimbabwe and South Africa," Development and Change, International Institute of Social Studies, vol. 20(3), pages 401-428, July.
    2. B. H. Kinsey, 1983. "Emerging Policy Issues in Zimbabwe's Land Resettlement Programmes," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 1(2), pages 163-196, November.
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    1. Fowler, M., 1998. "The Current Status And Impact Of Fencing In The Communal-Tenure Areas Of Northern Namibia," Agrekon, Agricultural Economics Association of South Africa (AEASA), vol. 37(4), pages 1-28, December.
    2. G. Harrison, 2001. "Peasants, the agrarian question and lenses of development," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 1(3), pages 187-203, July.

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