| Description |
1 online resource (64 pages) |
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World Bank working paper ; no. 71 |
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World Bank working paper ; no. 71.
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| Contents |
Abstract; Preface; Introduction; 1. Land Tenure and Land Policy; What is "Property"?; Definition; Security; Confusing Private, Common, and No Property; Full Tradability's Tradeoffs; The Evolution of Property Rights; Scarcity; Flexibility; Policy Recommendations; Formalizing Property Rights Regimes; Titling is Not Always Necessary; If Not Titling, Then What?; The Consensus; 2. Land Redistribution; The Case for Land Redistribution; Efficiency; Equity, Growth and Poverty Reduction; Fairness; Land Redistribution Policies: Lessons Learned; Land Reform in South Africa |
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Land Markets Need HelpLand Acquisition and Resettlement Can Be Slow and Costly; Land Reform is Usually Underfunded; Large Farmers Will Lobby Against Land Reform; Policy Recommendations; Land Market Reforms; Land Acquisition Methods; Resettlement Models; National Implementation Strategy; Conclusion; References |
| Summary |
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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Land reform -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Land reform -- South Africa
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Land tenure -- Africa, Sub-Saharan
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Land tenure -- South Africa
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Land reform
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Land tenure
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Bodenreform
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Pacht.
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Landhervormingen.
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Droit de propriété.
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Propriété foncière.
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Réforme agraire.
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Sub-Saharan Africa
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South Africa
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Subsaharisches Afrika
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Afrika.
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Afrique du Sud.
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Afrique noire.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Binswanger-Mkhize, Hans P., 1943-
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Bruce, John W
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| ISBN |
9780821364413 |
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0821364413 |
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