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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777535603321

Titolo

Land law reform : : achieving development policy objectives / / John W. Bruce ... [and others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : World Bank, , c2006

ISBN

1-280-56452-0

9786610564521

0-8213-6469-3

1-4294-1039-6

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 259 pages ; ; 23 cm

Collana

Law, justice, and development

Altri autori (Persone)

BruceJohn W

Disciplina

346.04/4

Soggetti

Land reform - Law and legislation

Economic policy

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 (p. 231-248) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: Reforming Land Law to Achieve Development Goals; Chapter 2 Reform of Land Law in the Context of World Bank Lending; Chapter 3 Overcoming Gender Biases in Established and Transitional Property Rights Systems; List of Tables and Boxes; Chapter 4 A Framework for Land Market Law with the Poor in Mind; Chapter 5 Can Land Titling and Registration Reduce Poverty?; Chapter 6 Property Rights and Environmentally Sound Management of Farmland and Forests; Chapter 7 Conclusion

Selected BibliographyIndex

Sommario/riassunto

Land Law Reform examines the wide-spread efforts to reform land law in developing countries and countries in transition, drawing in particular upon the experience of the World Bank and the Rural Development Institute. The book considers the role of land law reform in the development process and analyzes how the World Bank has sought to support these legal changes in client countries. It reviews the experience with reform of laws affecting land access and rights in achieving gender equity, identifies opportunities for reinforcing



environmentally sustainable development through land law reform,