Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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...
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Herndon :
World Bank Publications,
2005.
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| Series: | World Bank working paper ;
no. 71. |
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Table of 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.
- 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.