a transdisciplinary analysis of neoliberal agricultural development interventions in South Africa.
Hajdu, Flora and Jacobson, Klara and Salomonsson, Lennart and Friman, Eva
(2012).
“But tractors can’t fly”.
International journal of transdisciplinary research. 6
:1
, 24-64
[Research article]
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Abstract
Agricultural interventions in South Africa have failed to deliver the promised poverty reduction for rural smallholders. Ecological economics, livelihoods studies, complex system methodology and discourse theory were used here to investigate the underlying reasons. The mismatch between local realities and programme management was found to be a central cause of failure. Lack of responsiveness to local realities within the programme resulted in tractors
being sent to plough fields across a river with no bridge, leading locals to comment ‘but tractors can’t fly'. The neoliberal discourse in South African development policy was found to be a crucial factor behind such omissions.
| Authors/Creators: | Hajdu, Flora and Jacobson, Klara and Salomonsson, Lennart and Friman, Eva |
|---|---|
| Title: | “But tractors can’t fly” |
| Subtitle: | a transdisciplinary analysis of neoliberal agricultural development interventions in South Africa. |
| Series Name/Journal: | International journal of transdisciplinary research |
| Year of publishing : | 2012 |
| Volume: | 6 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page range: | 24-64 |
| Number of Pages: | 27 |
| Publisher: | Albany College of Pharmacy, Albany NY |
| ISSN: | 1559-8020 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Type: | Research article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Article category: | Scientific peer reviewed |
| Version: | Published version |
| Full Text Status: | Public |
| Agris subject categories.: | E Economics, development, and rural sociology > E14 Development economics and policies E Economics, development, and rural sociology > E51 Rural population |
| Subjects: | (A) Swedish standard research categories 2011 > 5 Social Sciences > 507 Social and Economic Geography > Human Geography |
| Keywords: | neoliberalism, emergy, discourse, livelihood, South Africa |
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-1500 |
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-e-1500 |
| ID Code: | 10466 |
| Department: | (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Urban and Rural Development |
| Deposited By: | SLUpub Connector |
| Deposited On: | 18 Jun 2013 13:41 |
| Metadata Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2014 11:01 |
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