Determinants, Consequences and Perspectives of Land Reform Politics in Newly Industrializing Countries

Table Of Contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• About the author(s)/editor(s)
• About the book
• This eBook can be cited
• Contents
• List of Tables and Figures
• Acknowledgements
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Abstract
• Chapter One: Problem definition and research agenda
• 1.1. Review of the literature
• 1.1.1. Literature on the South African land reforms
• 1.1.2. Literature on the Indian Land Reforms
• 1.1.3. Gaps and ambiguities in the literature – and how to address them
• 1.2. Walking beyond the well-trodden path: Objectives and relevance
• 1.2.1. Notable differences between the cases
• 1.2.2. Research questions and scope of the study
• 1.3. Conclusion
• Chapter Two: Theoretical and methodological framework
• 2.1. Outline of the theoretical framework
• 2.2. Enhancing the depth of the analysis
• 2.3. Hypotheses
• 2.4. Research methods
• 2.4.1. Case study and case comparison
• 2.4.2. Structurational Discourse Analysis
• 2.4.3. Semi-structured expert and actor interviews
• 2.4.4. How to corroborate the hypotheses
• 2.5. Conclusion: Benefits and restrictions of the approach
• Chapter Three: The interdependence of actors and structures: Analysing actors, preferences, institutions and actor constellations for the South African case
• 3.1. Missed opportunities - The South African land reforms
• 3.2. A dual agrarian structure? The structural setting of South African agriculture
• 3.3. Setting the agenda - Actors’ preferences and objectives
• 3.3.1. Liberal opposition - The Democratic Alliance
• 3.3.2. Radical opposition - The Economic Freedom Fighters
• 3.3.3. Organised agricultural business
• 3.3.4. The main land reform target groups
• 3.3.5. The ANC
• 3.3.6. The Government
• 3.4. Agricultural development and the centrality of food security: Analysis of the dominant discourse
• 3.5. An unlikely alliance? Actor constellations and interactions
• 3.6. Conclusion
• Chapter Four: Actors and structures in the Indian case
• 4.1. Benami transfers and stagnation: History and status of the Indian land reforms
• 4.2. From Socialism to state centred Capitalism? The context of Indian agriculture
• 4.3. Preferences of central actors
• 4.3.1. Liberal or radical? The Bharatiya Janata Party
• 4.3.2. Organised agricultural business
• 4.3.3. The main land reform target groups
• 4.3.4. The Indian National Congress
• 4.3.5. The Government
• 4.4. Growth for food security: The dominant discourse on land reforms
• 4.5. Actor constellations and interactions on the national level
• 4.6. Conclusion
• Chapter Five: The meta-institutional setting
• 5.1. Food Security vs. Food Sovereignty: The dominant paradigms on agriculture and land reforms on the international level
• 5.2. Land reforms for the market – through the market
• 5.3. Creating a level playing field? Rules and effects of the WTO Agreement on Agriculture
• 5.4. India and South Africa within the meta-institutional setting
• 5.4.1. South Africa’s agricultural sector in a global context
• 5.4.2. Actors’ preferences and the international level in South Africa
• 5.4.3. India’s agricultural sector in a global context
• 5.4.4. Actors’ preferences and the international level in India
• 5.5. Conclusion
• Chapter Six: Analysing land related interactions on the ground in South Africa
• 6.1. The Western Cape: Institutional setting
• 6.1.1. Ground level case one: The Dwars River Valley
• 6.1.2. Within-case analysis
• 6.1.3. Ground level case two: The Bergrivier Farmers
• 6.1.4. Within-case analysis
• 6.1.5. Cross-case analysis
• 6.2. The Eastern Cape: Institutional setting
• 6.2.1. Ground level case three: The Sewefontein Boerdery Trust
• 6.2.2. Within-case analysis
• 6.2.3. Ground level case four: The Magwa tea venture
• 6.2.4. Within-case analysis
• 6.2.5. Cross-case analysis
• 6.3. Conclusion: Comparing Eastern Cape and Western Cape
• Chapter Seven: Analysing land related interactions on the ground in India
• 7.1. Gujarat: Institutional setting
• 7.1.1. Ground level case five: Lakhabhai Natubhai’s land dispossession
• 7.1.2. Within-case analysis
• 7.1.3. Ground level case six: Navsarjan’s struggles for land
• 7.1.4. Within-case analysis
• 7.1.5. Ground-level case seven: Large-scale dispossessions in Gujarat - The Narayan Sarovar Sanctuary
• 7.1.6. Within-case analysis
• 7.1.7. Cross-case analysis
• 7.2. Andhra Pradesh: Institutional setting
• 7.2.1. Ground level case eight: The Yanadi land struggle
• 7.2.2. Within-case analysis
• 7.2.3. Ground level case nine: Large-scale dispossessions in AP - Polepally SEZ
• 7.2.4. Within-case analysis
• 7.2.5. Cross-case analysis
• 7.3. Conclusion: Comparing Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh
• Chapter Eight: Comparison of the cases
• 8.1. The national institutional setting
• 8.2. Actors, preferences and actor constellations on the national level
• 8.3. Interactions on the ground
• 8.4. The impact of the meta-institutional setting
• 8.5. Conclusion
• Chapter Nine: Conclusion of the study
• 9.1. A Future for Land Reforms?
• 9.2. Using Structuration Theory for empirical research
• Bibliography
• Appendices
• Appendix 1: Discourse analysis with MaxQDA
• Appendix 2: Primary sources for preference analysis South Africa
• Appendix 2.1: Sources for preference analysis Western Cape
• Appendix 2.2: Sources for preference analysis Eastern Cape
• Appendix 3: Primary sources for preference analysis India
• Appendix 3.1: Sources for preference analysis Gujarat
• Appendix 3.2. Sources for regional discourse analysis Andhra Pradesh
• Appendix 4: Codes for preference analysis
• Appendix 5: Sources for the analysis of the meta-institutional level
• Appendix 6: Codes for the analysis of the meta-institutional level
• Series index