Title Land Law Reform in East Africa

Published Taylor & Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Contents Cover; Land Law Reform in Eastern Africa: Traditional or Transformative?; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Preface; Introduction; The conceptual framework of the book; 1. The transformative approach; 2. The traditional approach; Part I The position at independence; 1 A survey of the land laws; 1.1 Kenya; 1.2 Tanzania; 1.3 Zanzibar; 1.4 Uganda; 1.5 Rwanda; 1.6 Mozambique; 1.7 Somaliland; 2 The lack of any drive for land reform 1961-c.1990; 3 Two case studies from this era; Part II The era of land law reform c.1990 onwards; 4 The global intellectual climate for land law reform 5 Zanzibar6 Mozambique; 7 Uganda; 8 Tanzania; 9 Somaliland; 10 Rwanda; 11 Kenya; 12 Urban planning law reform: a regional overview; 13 Gender and land law reform; 14 Transformational, traditional or political: an overview of the reforms; Appendix: Principal land laws enacted in states since 1961; Bibliography; Index Summary Land Law Reform in East Africa reviews development and changes in the statutory land laws of 7 countries in Eastern Africa over the period 1961 - 2011. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 sets up the conceptual framework for consideration of the reforms, and pursues a contrast between transformational and traditional developments; where the former aim at change designed to ensure social justice in land laws, and the latter aim to continue the overall thrust of colonial approaches to land laws and land administration. Part 2 provides an in-depth and critical survey of the land law ref Notes Print version record Subject Land reform -- Law and legislation -- Africa, Eastern -- History Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- Africa, Eastern -- History Customary law -- Africa, Eastern -- History Customary law Land reform -- Law and legislation Land tenure -- Law and legislation Eastern Africa Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 1299716156 9781299716155 9781134616282 1134616287

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