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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826881303321

Titolo

Consensus, confusion, and controversy : selected land reform issues in Sub-Saharan Africa / / Rogier van den Brink ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2005

ISBN

1-280-25361-4

9786610253616

0-8213-6441-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

v, 51 pages : illustrations ; ; 26 cm

Collana

World Bank working paper ; ; no. 71

Altri autori (Persone)

BrinkRogerius Johannes Eugenius van den <1958->

Disciplina

333.3/167

Soggetti

Land reform - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Land tenure - Africa, Sub-Saharan

Land reform - South Africa

Land tenure - South Africa

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

Contents; Abstract; Preface; Introduction; 1. Land Tenure and Land Policy; What is "Property"?; The Evolution of Property Rights; Policy Recommendations; 2. Land Redistribution; The Case for Land Redistribution; Land Redistribution Policies: Lessons Learned; Policy Recommendations; Conclusion; References

Sommario/riassunto

Land reform can be divided broadly into land tenure reform (the establishment of secure and formalized property rights in land) and land redistribution (the transfer of land from large to small farmers). This paper therefore is in two parts. The first part focuses on property rights, giving a short narrative of some of the key land tenure and land policy issues. Though these issues remain politically sensitive, a solid consensus is emerging on how to deal with them-but only once the confusion is cleared up surrounding private common property and formal and informal rights. The second part addr