Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana

Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana

The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders....

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Main Author: Bugri, John Tiah
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
LAND GOVERNANCE
LAND TENURE
URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT
TAXATION
PUBLIC LAND USE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
LAND RIGHTS
LAND USE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201121504860579264/Improving-land-sector-governance-in-Ghana-implementation-of-the-Land-Governance-Assessment-Framework-LGAF-final-report
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spelling okr-10986-285282021-04-23T14:04:48Z Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana Bugri, John Tiah LAND GOVERNANCE LAND TENURE URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT TAXATION PUBLIC LAND USE DISPUTE RESOLUTION LAND RIGHTS LAND USE The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders. The analysis covers nine themes: land tenure recognition; rights to forest and common lands and rural land use regulations; urban land use, planning, and development; public land management; process for transfer of public land to private use; public provision of land information (land administration and information systems); land valuation and taxation; dispute resolution and review of institutional arrangements and policies. The assessment follows a scorecard approach and produces a matrix of policy priorities matrix. The LGAF process helps to establish a consensus on (i) gaps in existing evidence; (ii) areas for regulatory or institutional change, piloting of new approaches, and interventions to improve land governance on a broader scale (e.g. by strengthening land rights and improving their enforcement); and (iii) criteria to assess the effectiveness of these measures. This report presents the result for Ghana. 2017-10-12T20:25:30Z 2017-10-12T20:25:30Z 2012-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201121504860579264/Improving-land-sector-governance-in-Ghana-implementation-of-the-Land-Governance-Assessment-Framework-LGAF-final-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/28528 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Rural Study Economic & Sector Work Africa Ghana
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topic LAND GOVERNANCE
LAND TENURE
URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT
TAXATION
PUBLIC LAND USE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
LAND RIGHTS
LAND USE
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LAND TENURE
URBAN LAND MANAGEMENT
TAXATION
PUBLIC LAND USE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
LAND RIGHTS
LAND USE
Bugri, John Tiah
Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana
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description The Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) is a diagnostic tool to assess the status of land governance at country level using a participatory process that draws systematically on existing evidence and local expertise rather than on outsiders. The analysis covers nine themes: land tenure recognition; rights to forest and common lands and rural land use regulations; urban land use, planning, and development; public land management; process for transfer of public land to private use; public provision of land information (land administration and information systems); land valuation and taxation; dispute resolution and review of institutional arrangements and policies. The assessment follows a scorecard approach and produces a matrix of policy priorities matrix. The LGAF process helps to establish a consensus on (i) gaps in existing evidence; (ii) areas for regulatory or institutional change, piloting of new approaches, and interventions to improve land governance on a broader scale (e.g. by strengthening land rights and improving their enforcement); and (iii) criteria to assess the effectiveness of these measures. This report presents the result for Ghana.
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author Bugri, John Tiah
author_facet Bugri, John Tiah
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title Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana
title_short Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana
title_full Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana
title_fullStr Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Improving Land Sector Governance in Ghana
title_sort improving land sector governance in ghana
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/201121504860579264/Improving-land-sector-governance-in-Ghana-implementation-of-the-Land-Governance-Assessment-Framework-LGAF-final-report
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