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Urban Land Management and its Discontents: A Case Study of the Swaziland Urban Development Project (SUDP)

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  • Hloniphile Simelane

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Whilst much has been written about land contests in rural settings in sub-Saharan Africa, less attention has been paid to land disputes between traditional and formal authorities in urban areas. Using the Swaziland Urban Development Project as a case study, this article examines jurisdictional conflicts over land that occur between traditional leaders and formal structures such as Swaziland’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and city councils. The focus is on local residents, who are caught in the middle of the land contests and use various strategies to hold onto their land. Employing qualitative methodology and the conceptual lens of institutional multiplicity, the article concludes that rival jurisdictional claims negatively affect residents and impede development.

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  • Hloniphile Simelane, 2016. "Urban Land Management and its Discontents: A Case Study of the Swaziland Urban Development Project (SUDP)," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(6), pages 797-812, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:52:y:2016:i:6:p:797-812
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1098632
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    1. Akaateba, Millicent Awialie & Huang, Huang & Adumpo, Emile Akangoa, 2018. "Between co-production and institutional hybridity in land delivery: Insights from local planning practice in peri-urban Tamale, Ghana," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 72(C), pages 215-226.

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