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Squatting as a transition problem in South Africa

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  • Cedric D. Nathan
  • Zane A. Spindler

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This paper applies principles of transition to land tenure and squatting in South Africa. Political transition in South Africa reassigned political property rights, which produced contestable, and rent‐seeking incentives for squatting as a means to privatize land and redistribute wealth. Government failure to establish and protect private property rights in a squatter camp resulted in common‐pool problems that resisted private and public resolution with consequent rent dissipation and social loss. In response to this retreat from duty, informal agents emerged to claim their own share of the prize. Without enforceable rules of capture, the growth of squatter camps in South Africa will continue. JEL classification: D7, H8, K1, K4, R1, R4.

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  • Cedric D. Nathan & Zane A. Spindler, 2001. "Squatting as a transition problem in South Africa," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 9(3), pages 657-673, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:etrans:v:9:y:2001:i:3:p:657-673
    DOI: 10.1111/1468-0351.00093
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    1. Cem Baslevent & Meltem Dayoglu, 2005. "The Effect of Squatter Housing on Income Distribution in Urban Turkey," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 42(1), pages 31-45, January.
    2. Lawrence W. C. Lai & K. W. Chau, 2022. "Land Surveying and Squatting," Land, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-11, October.

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    JEL classification:

    • D7 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making
    • H8 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues
    • K1 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law
    • K4 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior
    • R1 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics
    • R4 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics

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