Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda

Although many African countries have recently embarked on revisions of their land legislations to give recognition to customary arrangements and strengthen women's rights, few studies assess the actual or potential economic impact of such steps. We use data from Uganda to assess the impact of t...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, Klaus, Ali, Daniel Ayalew, Yamano, Takashi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Property Law K110 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5618

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spelling	okr-10986-56182021-04-23T14:02:23Z Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Yamano, Takashi Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Property Law K110 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240 Although many African countries have recently embarked on revisions of their land legislations to give recognition to customary arrangements and strengthen women's rights, few studies assess the actual or potential economic impact of such steps. We use data from Uganda to assess the impact of tenure regime, perceived transfer rights, and legal knowledge on investment, productivity, and land values. While results support strong and positive investment-impacts of tenure and transferability, knowledge of the new law's provisions adds considerably to these, pointing towards substantial potential from disseminating the law that has not yet been fully realized. 2012-03-30T07:33:42Z 2012-03-30T07:33:42Z 2008 Journal Article Land Economics 00237639 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5618 EN http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Journal Article Uganda
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spellingShingle	Economics of Gender Non-labor Discrimination J160 Property Law K110 Economic Development: Agriculture Natural Resources Energy Environment Other Primary Products O130 Economic Development: Human Resources Human Development Income Distribution Migration O150 Formal and Informal Sectors Shadow Economy Institutional Arrangements O170 Renewable Resources and Conservation: Land Q240 Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Yamano, Takashi Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
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description	Although many African countries have recently embarked on revisions of their land legislations to give recognition to customary arrangements and strengthen women's rights, few studies assess the actual or potential economic impact of such steps. We use data from Uganda to assess the impact of tenure regime, perceived transfer rights, and legal knowledge on investment, productivity, and land values. While results support strong and positive investment-impacts of tenure and transferability, knowledge of the new law's provisions adds considerably to these, pointing towards substantial potential from disseminating the law that has not yet been fully realized.
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author	Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Yamano, Takashi
author_facet	Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Yamano, Takashi
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title	Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
title_short	Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
title_full	Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
title_fullStr	Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
title_full_unstemmed	Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda
title_sort	legal knowledge and economic development: the case of land rights in uganda
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Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda

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