Agricultural Land Redistribution: Toward Greater Consensus

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Boxes, Figures, and Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Part I. The Growing Consensus on the Importance of Land Redistribution -- 1. Introduction and Summary / Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize, Camille Bourguignon, Rogier van den Brink -- Why Do We Need a Book on Agricultural Land Redistribution? -- The Problem of Land Redistribution -- Why Redistribute Land? The Growing Consensus -- How to Redistribute Agricultural Land: Emerging Principles -- Conclusion -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- Part II. The Historical Origins of Land Concentration and Past Attempts to Redistribute Land -- 2. History of Land Concentration and Redistributive Land Reforms / Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize, Klaus Deininger -- The Emergence of Property Rights in Land -- Interventions to Establish and Support Large Farms in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Success and Failure in Land Reform -- The Social Cost of Delayed Reform: Revolts and Civil Wars -- Credit, Policy Distortions, and Land Sales Markets -- Policy Implications for Redistributive Land Reform -- Notes -- References -- 3. Land Redistribution in Kenya / Karuti Kanyinga -- Kenya's Land Question: The Political Economy of Colonial Agriculture -- Early Attempts to Redistribute Land -- Re-Africanizing the Highlands: The One Million Acre Settlement Scheme -- The Politics of Redistribution -- Conclusion: Some Key Lessons -- Note -- References -- 4. Land Reform throughout the 20th Century in China / Zhou Feizhou, Camille Bourguignon -- The First Land Redistribution in Modern China -- Land Collectivization and the People's Commune -- Decollectivization and Reintroduction of Individual Land Rights -- Conversion of Rural Land to Urban Uses -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part III. Ongoing Land Reform Programs, Their Mechanisms, Achievements, and Limitations -- 5. Land Redistribution in Zimbabwe / Simon Pazvakavambwa, Vincent Hungwe -- Land Redistribution under the Colonial State -- Early Attempts to Redistribute Land, 1980-99 -- The Fast Track Land Redistribution Program, 2000-05 -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 6. Land Redistribution in South Africa / Edward Lahiff -- Land Reform since the End of Apartheid -- Key Emerging Policy Issues in South Africa's Land Reform -- The Future of Land Reform in South Africa -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 7. Land Reform in South Africa: Additional Data and Comments / Rogier van den Brink, Glen S. Thomas, Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize -- Alarming Trends in Rural Income and Agricultural Employment -- Exploiting Multiple Sources of Livelihood and Periurban Farming -- Economies of Scale in South African Agriculture -- Land Reform Opportunities in Arid and Semiarid Areas -- Negotiated Transfers versus Expropriation -- Underused Flexibility in the Land Redistribution for Agricultural Development Program -- Sales of Parcels by Developers -- Inadequate Decentralization and Community Empowerment -- Large-Scale Farmers' Opposition to Land Reform -- Land Reform Funding -- Recommendations -- Notes -- References -- 8. Land Redistribution in the Philippines / Saturnino M. Borras -- Key Features of CARP -- CARP Implementation Dynamics -- Land Reform Achievements and Their Interpretations -- Conclusion -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- 9. Learning from Old and New Approaches to Land Reform in India / Tim Hanstad, Robin Nielsen, Darryl Vhugen, T. Haque -- First-Generation Reforms to Land Policy and Law -- Women's Land Rights: Overcoming Past Inequities and Leading New Approaches -- New Approaches -- Lessons Learned -- Annex -- Notes -- References -- Part IV. The Wide Array of Objectives, Mechanisms, and Tools for Land Redistribution that Remain the Focus of Heated Debate -- 10. Expropriating Land in Brazil / Zander Navarro -- Land Reform in the 1950s and the Years of the Military Cycle -- Brazil's Legal Structure for Implementing Land Reform -- The Second Moment of Land Reform: 1995 Onward -- Current Challenges and Dilemmas -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 11. Negotiated Agrarian Reform in Brazil / Gerd Sparovek, Rodrigo Fernando Maule -- Agrarian Reform in Brazil -- Evolution of Negotiated Agrarian Reform -- Main Results of Negotiated Agrarian Reform Evaluations -- Challenges to the Permanence of Negotiated Agrarian Reform -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 12. Agricultural Land Tax, Land-Use Intensification, Local Development, and Land Market Reform / Malcolm D. Childress, Andrew Hilton, David Solomon, Rogier van den Brink -- Theory of Land Taxation -- Land Taxation in Practice -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Part V. How to Develop, Implement, and Monitor an Effective National Program of Land Redistribution -- 13. Designing and Implementing Redistributive Land Reform: The Southern African Experience / Sam Moyo -- Setting the Agenda: Objectives, Trajectories, and Strategies -- Land Reform Policy: Principles and Management -- Legal Frameworks for Implementing Land Reform Policy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 14. Pilot-Testing a Land Redistribution Program in Malawi / Stephen Machira -- The Land Situation in Malawi -- The Community-Based Rural Land Development Project -- Project Achievements and Impact -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- 15. Monitoring and Evaluation of Land Policies and Land Reform / Klaus Deininger -- Tenure Security -- Land Access and Land Reform -- Key Considerations for the Design of Monitoring and Evaluation Processes -- Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index. Review Citations: Choice 04/01/2010 (EAN 9780821376270, Paperback) Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2009 pg. 103 (EAN 9780821376270, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P fm.author_biographical_note2