The policy–practice gap: a comment on South Africa's land redistribution

Siphe Zantsi and Rudzani Nengovhela

Development in Practice, 2024, vol. 34, issue 4, 437-446

Abstract: Land reforms have been implemented in many parts of the world because of both justice and the attractive developmental policy objectives of improving poor people’s welfare – as the prime beneficiaries. Land reform also facilitates rural economic growth. In some parts of the world, like China and India, there is evidence that land reform has been effective in poverty reduction and in enabling economic growth. However, in other parts of the world, like South Africa, the impact of land reform has been very minimal mainly due to poor policy implementation, which entails inadequate support structures. Using an integrative literature review approach and key policy documents on South Africa’s land reform, this article dissects this policy–practice gap in South Africa’s land redistribution policy and proposes that land redistribution be implemented by a private independent entity to reduce state bureaucracy and inefficiencies and, in turn, improve execution.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2024.2309576

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