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    Will formalising property rights reduce poverty in South Africa’s ‘second economy’?

    Questioning the mythologies of Hernando de Soto

    Policy Papers & Briefs
    October, 2005
    Global, Africa, South Africa

    De Soto’s influential book The mystery of capital offers a simple yet beguiling message: capitalism can be made to work for the poor, through formalising their property rights in houses, land and small businesses. This approach resonates strongly in the South African context, where private property works well for those who inhabit the so-called ‘first economy’. Evidence from South Africa, however, suggests that many of de Soto’s policy prescriptions may be inappropriate for the poorest and most vulnerable in our society, and have negative impacts on their security and well-being.

  2. Library Resource
    Options for developmental Options for developmental Land Administration Systems Land Administration Systems in the context of Communal Tenure situations; in the context of Communal Tenure situations; & implications for Service Delivery
    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    June, 2005
    Global, Africa, South Africa

    “Land registration and cadastral surveying in much of the developing world has reached a crossroads. It is not possible to continue with business as usual in the face of massive informality within the world's cities, and new more relevant approaches have to be developed”. (Fourie, 2000).

  3. Library Resource
    ADOPTING “First-level Adjudication” INTO A GIS MEDIUM

    A Preliminary report for AFRA by Denis Rugege, March 2005

    Other legal document
    March, 2005
    South Africa

    This project is a component of the project “Piloting of Local Administration of Records - PILAR”, undertaken by the Association for Rural Advancement (AFRA). AFRA is an independent land rights NGO that aims to redress past injustices, to secure tenure for all and to improve the quality of life and livelihoods of the rural poor. Pilar’s main objective is to assist the people of Ekuthuleni obtain legal, affordable and accessible land records in order to improve their tenure security and their access to credit and municipal services.

  4. Library Resource
    Farm dwellers
    Reports & Research
    May, 2005
    South Africa

    For a number of years, community structures and civil society organisations have expressed concerns with the failings of the government’s land reform programme. There have been growing calls for a review of the land reform programme framework to address issues which impact on the tenure security and livelihoods strategies of rural communities in South Africa. 

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