South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency
This study makes a contribution to the land redistribution policy, which is presently not only one of The most definitive political and development issues, but perhaps the most intractable in South Africa. The study develops and uses a mathematical model for regionalised farm-level resource use and...
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| author | Olubode-Awosola, O. O. Schalkwyk, H.D. van |
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| description | This study makes a contribution to the land redistribution policy, which is presently not only one of The most definitive political and development issues, but perhaps the most intractable in South Africa. The study develops and uses a mathematical model for regionalised farm-level resource use and output supply response to show that the current policy requires more economic imperatives, as it tends towards smallholder agriculture that cannot produce adequate yields to meet either domestic demand or a tradable volume. Given the challenges of a free market and the fact that the settled small-scale, resource-poor (mainly black) farmers are less efficient compared to large-scale (mainly white) farmers from whom government transfers land, the study compares and prescribes land redistribution strategy that considers equity with efficiency. The study further suggests that agricultural land may act as a safety net for the poor, where the efficiency argument does not hold. |
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| spelling | CGSpace386022023-06-08T19:59:37Z South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency Olubode-Awosola, O. O. Schalkwyk, H.D. van land reform equity marketing policy trade liberalization mathematical models farms This study makes a contribution to the land redistribution policy, which is presently not only one of The most definitive political and development issues, but perhaps the most intractable in South Africa. The study develops and uses a mathematical model for regionalised farm-level resource use and output supply response to show that the current policy requires more economic imperatives, as it tends towards smallholder agriculture that cannot produce adequate yields to meet either domestic demand or a tradable volume. Given the challenges of a free market and the fact that the settled small-scale, resource-poor (mainly black) farmers are less efficient compared to large-scale (mainly white) farmers from whom government transfers land, the study compares and prescribes land redistribution strategy that considers equity with efficiency. The study further suggests that agricultural land may act as a safety net for the poor, where the efficiency argument does not hold. 2007 2014-06-13T11:42:30Z 2014-06-13T11:42:30Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38602 en Limited Access Olubode-Awosola, O. O.; Van Schalkwyk, H. D. 2007. South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency. In O'reilly, S.; Keane, M.; Enright, P. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 16th International Farm Management Association Congress: A vibrant rural economy - The challenge for balance. University College Cork, Cork, Ireland 15-20 July 2007. Vol. 1. IFMA 16, Theme 2: Agrarian Vs Rural: Economies and Settlements. Cork, Ireland: International Farm Management Association. pp.221-228. |
| spellingShingle | land reform equity marketing policy trade liberalization mathematical models farms Olubode-Awosola, O. O. Schalkwyk, H.D. van South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency |
| title | South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency |
| title_full | South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency |
| title_fullStr | South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency |
| title_full_unstemmed | South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency |
| title_short | South African land and market reforms: Equity versus efficiency |
| title_sort | south african land and market reforms equity versus efficiency |
| topic | land reform equity marketing policy trade liberalization mathematical models farms |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/38602 |
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