Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries

Although many African countries have recently adopted highly innovative and pro-poor land laws, lack of implementation thwarts their potentially far-reaching impact on productivity, poverty reduction, and governance. We use a representative household survey from Ethiopia where, over a short period,...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, Klaus, Ali, Daniel Ayalew, Holden, Stein, Zevenbergen, Jaap
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5616

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spelling	okr-10986-56162021-04-23T14:02:23Z Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180 Although many African countries have recently adopted highly innovative and pro-poor land laws, lack of implementation thwarts their potentially far-reaching impact on productivity, poverty reduction, and governance. We use a representative household survey from Ethiopia where, over a short period, certificates to more than 20 million plots were issued to describe the certification process, explore its incidence and preliminary impact, and quantify the costs. While this provides many suggestions to ensure sustainability and enhance impact, Ethiopia's highly cost-effective first-time registration process provides important lessons. 2012-03-30T07:33:41Z 2012-03-30T07:33:41Z 2008 Journal Article World Development 0305750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5616 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Ethiopia
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topic	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180
spellingShingle	Measurement and Analysis of Poverty I320 Welfare and Poverty: Government Programs Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs I380 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Economic Development: Regional, Urban, and Rural Analyses Transportation O180 Land Ownership and Tenure Land Reform Land Use Irrigation Agriculture and Environment Q150 Agricultural Policy Food Policy Q180 Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
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description	Although many African countries have recently adopted highly innovative and pro-poor land laws, lack of implementation thwarts their potentially far-reaching impact on productivity, poverty reduction, and governance. We use a representative household survey from Ethiopia where, over a short period, certificates to more than 20 million plots were issued to describe the certification process, explore its incidence and preliminary impact, and quantify the costs. While this provides many suggestions to ensure sustainability and enhance impact, Ethiopia's highly cost-effective first-time registration process provides important lessons.
format	Journal Article
author	Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap
author_facet	Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap
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title	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_short	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_full	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_fullStr	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_sort	rural land certification in ethiopia: process, initial impact, and implications for other african countries
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Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia: Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries

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