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The issue of economic differentiation in South Africa has become a dominant area of analysis for anthropologists concerned with the homeland region, with research focused on material & social causes of differences. Here, an examination of the relationship between the material factor of land ownership & voluntary social interactions (rituals) & their effect on differentiation is presented. Through empirical data gathered in & on the Ciskei village of Rabula, it is concluded that land ownership has become a less important factor in determining social status & security than it was in the 1950s, which is partially related to the development of local civil service jobs & the movement from migrant wages to stable & relatively high salaries. These salaries have provided town members with opportunities for conspicuous consumption & investment in education & the expansion of personal businesses. These newly wealthy members of society are now more likely than landowners to experience high social status. 9 Tables, 1 Figure, 2 References. J. MacDowell

Since 1913, at least seven million South Africans, mainly Africans, have been uprooted or actively resettled for predominantly political purposes. This article provides a brief overview of the extent and the consequences of several different kinds of resettlement. It then argues that land reform in a post‐apartheid South Africa will require further resettlement, and considers a number of possible settlement patterns, as well as some of the problems likely to arise.

Evaluates policies & outcomes for internally displaced persons forced to relocate by development projects. Alan Rew, Eleanor Fisher, & Balaji Pandey; Michael Barutciski, Delores Koenig, & Anthony Oliver-Smith all contribute short reports.