1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461831303321

Titolo

Untying the land knot [[electronic resource] ] : making equitable, efficient, and sustainable use of industrial and commercial land / / edited by Xiaofang Shen ; with Xiaolun Sun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : World Bank, c2012

ISBN

1-280-78295-1

9786613693341

0-8213-8924-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (308 p.)

Collana

Directions in development. Private sector development

Altri autori (Persone)

ShenXiaofang

SunXiaolun

Disciplina

333.3

333.3091724

Soggetti

Land use - Planning

Land use - Government policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Meeting the challenges : case studies -- pt. 2. Lessons learned : technical papers.

Sommario/riassunto

Access to well-secured, well-zoned and well-serviced land is a crucial condition for industrial and commercial investment. In many developing countries, where the land market remains underdeveloped and the land governance framework is weak, systemic policy and institutional reforms are needed to bring security, efficiency and transparency to the process of business access to land. Land policy reform is challenging, politically, institutionally and technically. It must balance business, social and environmental imperatives to succeed. Empirical evidence suggests that a pragmatic approach taking