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Sense of frustration: the debate on land reform in South Africa
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract In December 2018, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the opposition party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), agreed to draft an amendment to the constitution in the South African Parliament. Its intention is to give concrete form to existing options to expropriate land without compensati... view more
In December 2018, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and the opposition party, Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), agreed to draft an amendment to the constitution in the South African Parliament. Its intention is to give concrete form to existing options to expropriate land without compensation. The narrative of land reform discussions in South Africa often creates the impression that the expropriation of land owned by white farmers without compensation could solve the country's problem of unequal income distribution. It would, however, take a whole set of political reforms to create more social justice. Visible successes might help appease those groups that are disappointed with South African democracy 25 years after the end of apartheid, but if the reforms fail then this will likely exacerbate the already palpable sense of frustration felt by ordinary South Africans. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Keywords
Republic of South Africa; constitution; constitutional amendment; reform; expropriation; landed property; political reform; equality of rights; conflict; socioeconomic development; social justice; distribution conflict; redistribution; land
Classification
Special areas of Departmental Policy
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Political System, Constitution, Government
Free Keywords
African National Congress; Landverteilung/Landumverteilung; Schwarze; Weiße
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 22/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019C22v02
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications