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  Land tenancy and efficiency of land use in the Highlands of Eritrea

  Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004

  The paper tests two theoretical models that explain land productivity differentials between owner-tenants, owner-operators and owner-landlords, and between plots of land operated under different tenancy contracts by owner-tenants.The owner-tenants were richer in non-land resources than owner-operators and owner-landlords and the analysis showed that the land productivity followed the same patte
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  Socio-economic dominance of ethnic and racial groups: the African experience

  Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 2004

  This paper argues that socio-economic dominance based on ethnic and race factors is a long standing phenomena in Africa, which was instigated by colonial rule and perpetuated by elite interests in capital accumulation and political power during the post-colonial era.
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  Making co-ownership work?: helping land reform beneficiaries access land and financial resources through equity sharing in South Africa

  BASIS Collaborative Research Support Program, 2004

  This brief paper argues that through co-ownership, co-operatives offer a significant pathway for poor beneficiaries to secure land, wealth and financial resources - with benefits being augmented through sound institutions, human capital development and grant support. In reviewing Farm Worker Equity Share (FWES) schemes the authors recommend a combination of institutional practices that can be
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  Copenhagen Consensus: challenge paper on population and migration

  Copenhagen Consensus, 2004

  Many countries receiving migrants are attempting to manage immigration by discouraging potential migrants through tighter controls and restrictions of benefits. This paper argues that this is not an optimal solution. Rather, the overall goal is to create a world in which migration is unnecessary because sufficient opportunity exists at home.
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  Report of the FAO/OXFAM GB workshop on women's land rights in Southern and Eastern Africa

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2003

  This document reports on a workshop held in South Africa in June 2003 to address continuing insecurity of women's land rights. It brought together a broad group of participants covering NGO, grassroots, government, UN agency staff, researchers, activists, lawyers, and women living with HIV/AIDS.
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  Effects of land titling on child health and education

  2004

  This paper analyzes the impact of land titling on child health and education in Argentina.
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  Land and schooling: transferring wealth across generations

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004

  This article, a summary of the book sharing the same title, examines issues around the allocation of land and education within families.
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  AIDS and female property/inheritance rights

  Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS, 2004

  This fact sheet explores the issue of women’s property and inheritance rights and its relationship with HIV/AIDS.It argues that while property and inheritance rights are important for women generally, they take on dramatically increased importance in the context of HIV and AIDS.
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  Factor market imperfections and the land rental market in the highlands of Eritrea: theory and evidence

  Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2004

  This paper looks at the role of market imperfections in explaining leasing behaviour of households using sample data from the Highlands of Eritrea.
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  Gender and access to land

  Sustainable Development Department, FAO SD Dimensions, 2003

  This paper explores gender and issues of land access and administration in rural development. It argues that increasing social, economic and technological changes are requiring a re-examination of the institutional arrangements used to administer who has rights to what resources and under what conditions.

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