Record Topic: Land Reform
Designing and Implementing a Pro-Poor Land Recordation System
Land tenure reforms and persistence of land conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa – The case of Botswana
Full citation: Kalabamu, F. T., "Land tenure reforms and persistence of land conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa-The case of Botswana," 81 LAND USE POLICY 337 (February 2019)
Mutual Effects of Land Distribution and Economic Development: Evidence from Asia, Africa, and Latin America
"The general objective of this paper is to explore the nexus between land distribution and economic development. The specific objectives are to: (i) identify which land distribution programs/activities contribute to economic development; (ii) investigate the role of stakeholders in land distribution programs that affect the growth of productivity; and (iii) assess the deficiencies of current land distribution policies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America to explore how economic development theories contribute to decreasing income inequality. "
Uganda National Land Policy Implementation Action Plan
Framework for Costing and Financing Land Administration Services
"The Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) is committed to promoting pro-poor land policies, legislative processes, land administration systems and procedures. The costing and financing of land administration services (CoFLAS) directly addresses one of the 18 core land tools identified by GLTN; that is, 'modernizing the land agencies’ budgetary approach'. This document provides a practical implementation guide that accompanies the overarching Framework for Costing and Financing Land Administration Services (CoFLAS) tool document."
Poverty and land redistribution
From male to joint land ownership: Women’s experiences of the land tenure reform programme in Rwanda
Gender and Property Rights: A Critical Issue in Urban Economic Development
Full citation: Rabenhorst, C. and Bean, A., “Gender and Property Rights: A Critical Issue in Urban Economic Development,” IHC PAPER (August 2011). – This paper looks at: (1) gender equality in property rights, i.e., the rights of women to participate in property use and ownership with full legal and societal protection; (2) the importance to economic development of residential and commercial property rights in urban areas; and (3) the role of women in economic development. It profiles the Tanzania Settlements Trust, which forms groups of women that advocate together and provide support for tenure and housing access. It recommends that […]