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- Understanding the effects of pro-poor land laws in Africa
- ( K. Deininger;D. A. Ali;S. Holden / World Bank , 2007)
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Although many African countries have adopted highly innovative and pro-poor land laws, lack of implementation hinders their potentially far-reaching impact on productivity, poverty reduction, and g...
- Genuine land reform programme required in the Phillipines
- ( Philippine Institute for Development Studies , 2007)
- Possession of vast lands is a major representation of wealth in the Philippines - a privilege enjoyed largely by the ruling class since the colonial era. This ownership of huge tracts of land has resu...
- Livelihood diversification in Ethiopian pastoral communities
- ( K. Gemtessa;E. Bezabih;W. Tiki / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007)
- This paper analyses the livelihoods of the Borana pastoral communities of Southern Oromiya in Ethiopia. It aims to inform policy makers, donors, and development practitioners about the best strategies...
- Effective legal protection for land rights in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire
- ( R. Crook; S. Affou; D. Hammond; A.F. Vanga; M Owusu Yeboah / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2007)
- This paper provides an analysis of the effectiveness and equitability of West African judicial, legal and administrative institutions for:providing accessible dispute resolutionprotecting ...
- Women's social exclusion from productive resources in Niger
- ( M. Diarra; M. Monimart / Drylands Programme, IIED , 2006)
- This paper is a summary of a case study on gender, land and decentralisation. It addresses how women in rural areas of Niger deal with pressure on land within changing agricultural production systems....
- Land policy in South Africa
- ( L. Ntsebeza; R. Hall / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa , 2006)
- The need for large-scale land redistribution in Southern Africa is undisputed. In order to redress centuries of dispossession, this highly complex process has the potential to encourage economic growt...
- Taking the inequities out of land reform policies
- ( S.M. Borras; T. McKinley / UNDP International Poverty Centre , 2006)
- Sharp inequalities in the distribution of land remains a major cause of extreme poverty in many developing countries. Some instances are the result of ownership patterns inherited from colonial admini...
- Highlighting the need to recognise customary land rights in Africa
- ( L.A. Wily / United Nations Development Programme , 2006)
- The main argument of this paper is that insecurity of land tenure is a socio-political condition that can be made and unmade. This discussion paper focuses on customary land rights, particularly in th...
- Beyond the "custom vs rights" contradiction
- ( B. Cousins; A. Claassens / Landrightswatch.net , 2006)
- Land tenure reform remains a key policy issue in Africa, given the large proportion of people relying on land and natural resources for their livelihoods. This paper addresses the exclusionary nature ...
- Well-integrated political-legal strategy necessary for seeking land rights in the Philippines
- ( J.C. Franco / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2005)
- Today, many rural poor Filipinos are using state law to try to claim land rights. In spite of the availability of a much stronger set of legal resources than ever before, claiming legal land rights re...
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