Urban Land Management and its Discontents: A Case Study of the Swaziland Urban Development Project (SUDP)
研究了斯威士兰城市发展项目中传统领袖与正式机构之间的土地管辖权冲突，以及居民如何应对这些冲突，揭示了竞争性管辖权对居民和发展的负面影响。
Whilst much has been written about land contests in rural settings in sub-Saharan Africa, less attention has been paid to land disputes between traditional and formal authorities in urban areas. Using the Swaziland Urban Development Project as a case study, this article examines jurisdictional conflicts over land that occur between traditional leaders and formal structures such as Swaziland’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Development and city councils. The focus is on local residents, who are caught in the middle of the land contests and use various strategies to hold onto their land. Employing qualitative methodology and the conceptual lens of institutional multiplicity, the article concludes that rival jurisdictional claims negatively affect residents and impede development.