Access to land, rural poverty, and public action / edited by Alain de Janvry ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Janvry, Alain.

World Institute for Development Economics Research.

Series:

Studies in development economics

WIDER studies in development economics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use, Rural--Developing countries.

Land use, Rural.

Land reform--Developing countries.

Land reform.

Developing countries.

Land tenure--Developing countries.

Land tenure.

Rural poor--Developing countries.

Rural poor.

Rural development--Developing countries.

Rural development.

Physical Description:

xiii, 451 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Redesigning access to land to increase efficiency and reduce poverty is back on the policy agenda. This book broadens the analysis of alternative options beyond state-led redistributions to consider channels of access such as inheritance and inter-vivos transfers, intra-household and intra-community land allocations, community titling of open access resources, the break up of common property resources and the individualization of rights, decollectivization, land markets, and land rental contracts. Each of these channels of access to land is analyzed, and recommendations made to enhance their effectiveness for poverty reduction.

Notes:

"A study prepared for the World Institute for Development Economics Research of the United Nations University (UNU/WIDER)."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0199242178

OCLC:

45122164