More Than Socially Embedded: The Distinctive Character of ‘Communal Tenure’ Regimes in South Africa and its Implications for Land Policy
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© 2007 The Author. Journal compilation © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Henry Bernstein and Terence J. Byres. Blackwell Publishing Ltd Oxford, UK JOAC ournal of Agraria Change 1471-0358 © The Author. Journal compilation © Blackwell Publishing Ltd, Henry Bernstein and Terence J. Byres. XXX rigi l Article More Than Socially Embedded en Co sins More Than Socially Embedded: The Distinctive Character of ‘Communal Tenure’ Regimes in South Africa and its Implications for Land Policy
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تاریخ انتشار 2007