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Abstract
Arguments for or against the introduction of freehold tenure over agricultural land in the national states are based on an incomplete view of the role of tenure in the process of resource allocation. It is shown here that tenure systems in the national states do not meet the necessary requirements for optimal resource allocation. As these tenure systems are defined in terms of legislation, a process of land reform which encompasses the removal of these legislative provisions is proposed. Examples of reform measures which could encourage commercial farming serve to illustrate this proposal.
Notes
Senior Development Researcher, Development Bank of Southern Africa. The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those of DBSA.
The author is grateful for incisive comments by the guest editors on a previous version of this article, but takes responsibility for remaining errors.