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Land Reform As Social Justice: The Case Of South Africa, Karol C. Boudreaux
Land Reform As Social Justice: The Case Of South Africa, Karol C. Boudreaux
Karol C. Boudreaux
In his book Law, Legislation and Liberty, F.A. Hayek takes the concept of social justice to task, but argues that when governments (or other organizations) violate people’s rights by imposing discriminatory laws intervention may be necessary to correct the situation. How might such guidance shape real-world policy? As a result of a very long history of discriminatory legislation, black South Africans suffered substantial harms at the hands of past governments. Following the political transition in 1994, the new government implemented land reforms policies designed, in part, to satisfy calls for social justice. This article examines these policies and suggests that …
The Effects Of Property Titling In Langa Township, South Africa, Karol C. Boudreaux
The Effects Of Property Titling In Langa Township, South Africa, Karol C. Boudreaux
Karol C. Boudreaux
This paper explores the role titling programs play in alleviating poverty in a township outside Cape Town, South Africa. Successive South African government have worked to provide secure title to formerly disenfranchised citizens. Today, most non-shack dwelling in Langa Township have registered titles. Has this effort resulted in economic growth? The answer is a qualified yes. Titleholders engage in incremental improvements but make little use of titles as collateral for commercial credit. Reasons for the general relutance among homeonwers in this township to use their titles as collateral are examined.