Nepad, land and resource rights
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Date
2004
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Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape
Abstract
The New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad) is an overarching programme for revitalising Africa’s fortunes. It has a
visionary tone, yet the way that it proposes to overcome Africa’s underdevelopment uncritically adopts neo-liberal policy prescriptions
that have repeatedly been shown not to work in Africa. Because it has been designed around promoting international foreign
investment and attracting Western donors, Nepad may not address the real needs of the African rural poor or deal with the core
problems hindering Africa’s development. By supporting the interests of multinational corporations, Nepad risks opening the
continent up to further exploitation and degradation. Other problems that have been identified include the lack of civil society
participation in its formulation. In spite of all of the problems associated with the programme, it is incumbent upon civil society to
engage with Nepad and influence its development and ensure that land and resource rights for the poor are enhanced.
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Keywords
Underdevelopment, Freshwater lake, Biological diversity, Africa, Nepad
Citation
Saruchera, M. et al. (2004). Nepad, land and resource rights. Policy Brief 10, Bellville: Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape