Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa
Land reform can broadly be divided 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. The paper is therefore divided into two chapters...
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okr-10986-73872021-04-23T14:02:30Z Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa van den Brink, Rogier Thomas, Glen Binswanger, Hans Bruce, John Byamugisha, Frank ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL LAND APARTMENTS BANKING SYSTEM BANKS COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNITIES COOPERATIVE BANKING DEBT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORECLOSURE HOUSEHOLDS INSURANCE LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKET LAND REFORM LAND SALES LAND TENURE LAND USE LANDOWNER LANDOWNERS LAWS LEASEHOLD LEASES LEGAL PROTECTION MAINTENANCE COSTS NATURAL RESOURCES OCCUPANCY PRIVATE PROPERTY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROPERTY RESETTLEMENT RURAL AREAS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS SQUATTERS STATE PROPERTY SUBSIDIARY URBAN AREAS ZONING Land reform can broadly be divided 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. The paper is therefore divided into two chapters. The first chapter gives a short narrative of some of the key land tenure and land policy issues. While these issues remain politically sensitive, there is a solid consensus emerging on how to deal with them, but only once the confusion surrounding private and common property, and formal and informal rights, is cleared. In particular, secure property rights should not be confused with full private "ownership." The second chapter addresses the redistribution of property rights in land from large to small farmers-redistributive land reform. There is a heightened sense of urgency on the need to address land redistribution, especially in the former settler colonies in Southern Africa, but controversy exists on the appropriate implementation mechanisms. The case of South Africa is highlighted, because success there would have tremendous regional and international implications for land redistribution. A policy framework for redistributive land reform is outlined, within which the competing paradigms compete there where it actually matters: on the ground. 2012-06-07T14:59:41Z 2012-06-07T14:59:41Z 2005 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6444599/consensus-confusion-controversy-selected-land-reform-issues-sub-saharan-africa 978-0-8213-6440-6 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7387 English en_US World Bank Working Paper No. 71 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Africa Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL LAND APARTMENTS BANKING SYSTEM BANKS COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNITIES COOPERATIVE BANKING DEBT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORECLOSURE HOUSEHOLDS INSURANCE LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKET LAND REFORM LAND SALES LAND TENURE LAND USE LANDOWNER LANDOWNERS LAWS LEASEHOLD LEASES LEGAL PROTECTION MAINTENANCE COSTS NATURAL RESOURCES OCCUPANCY PRIVATE PROPERTY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROPERTY RESETTLEMENT RURAL AREAS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS SQUATTERS STATE PROPERTY SUBSIDIARY URBAN AREAS ZONING |
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ACCOUNTABILITY AGRICULTURAL LAND APARTMENTS BANKING SYSTEM BANKS COMMON PROPERTY COMMUNITIES COOPERATIVE BANKING DEBT ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FORECLOSURE HOUSEHOLDS INSURANCE LAND ACQUISITION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND DEGRADATION LAND MANAGEMENT LAND MARKET LAND REFORM LAND SALES LAND TENURE LAND USE LANDOWNER LANDOWNERS LAWS LEASEHOLD LEASES LEGAL PROTECTION MAINTENANCE COSTS NATURAL RESOURCES OCCUPANCY PRIVATE PROPERTY PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHT PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC PROPERTY RESETTLEMENT RURAL AREAS SECURE PROPERTY RIGHTS SQUATTERS STATE PROPERTY SUBSIDIARY URBAN AREAS ZONING van den Brink, Rogier Thomas, Glen Binswanger, Hans Bruce, John Byamugisha, Frank Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Land reform can broadly be divided 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. The paper is therefore divided into two chapters.
The first chapter gives a short narrative of some of the key
land tenure and land policy issues. While these issues
remain politically sensitive, there is a solid consensus
emerging on how to deal with them, but only once the
confusion surrounding private and common property, and
formal and informal rights, is cleared. In particular,
secure property rights should not be confused with full
private "ownership." The second chapter addresses
the redistribution of property rights in land from large to
small farmers-redistributive land reform. There is a
heightened sense of urgency on the need to address land
redistribution, especially in the former settler colonies in
Southern Africa, but controversy exists on the appropriate
implementation mechanisms. The case of South Africa is
highlighted, because success there would have tremendous
regional and international implications for land
redistribution. A policy framework for redistributive land
reform is outlined, within which the competing paradigms
compete there where it actually matters: on the ground. |
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Publications & Research :: Publication |
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van den Brink, Rogier Thomas, Glen Binswanger, Hans Bruce, John Byamugisha, Frank |
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van den Brink, Rogier Thomas, Glen Binswanger, Hans Bruce, John Byamugisha, Frank |
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van den Brink, Rogier |
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Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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Consensus, Confusion, and Controversy : Selected Land Reform Issues in Sub-Saharan Africa |
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consensus, confusion, and controversy : selected land reform issues in sub-saharan africa |
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Washington, DC: World Bank |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/11/6444599/consensus-confusion-controversy-selected-land-reform-issues-sub-saharan-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7387 |
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