How rich is our land? Re-valuing the communal areas of Southern Africa | Land Portal

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Date of publication: 
January 2002
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ISBN / Resource ID: 
eldis:A8456

How important is common land to rural people’s livelihoods? Are pooled resources a significant factor in household income? Why has communal land been so undervalued in recent studies?

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Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s): 

Sheona Shackleton
Charlie Shackleton
Ben Cousins

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