CONTEMPORARY LAND REFORM POLICY AND PRACTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS: NEW IDEAS, OLD PROBLEMS?
https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-4-33-45
Abstract
About the Author
Michael MeadowsSouth Africa
Department of Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South Africa
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Meadows M. CONTEMPORARY LAND REFORM POLICY AND PRACTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS: NEW IDEAS, OLD PROBLEMS? GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY. 2012;5(4):33-45. https://doi.org/10.24057/2071-9388-2012-5-4-33-45