The emergence of land markets in Africa : assessing the impacts on poverty, equity, and efficiency / edited by Stein T. Holden, Keijiro Otsuka, and Frank M. Place.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holden, Stein Terje.

Otsuka, Keijiro.

Place, Frank (Impact assessment advisor)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Africa.

Land tenure.

Land use--Africa.

Land use.

Farms--Prices--Africa.

Farms.

Rural poor--Africa.

Rural poor.

Farms--Prices.

Africa.

Physical Description:

xiv, 320 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Resources for the Future, [2009]

Summary:

The Emergence of Land Markets in Africa is the first systematic attempt to address emerging land markets and their implications for poverty, equity, and efficiency across a number of African countries. Land issues in the region are high on the international policy agenda, yet our knowledge about land tenure security and other rural factor markets (such as labor, oxen, manure, purchased inputs, and credit) is far from adequate to allow us to formulate sensible policies. This book presents case studies showing that, while land markets have been rapidly emerging in densely populated parts of Africa, and have generally been to the benefit of the poor, their functions remain imperfect. Applying rigorous quantitative analyses, the book provides a basis for taking into account the role of land markets in national land policies.

The Emergence of Land Markets in Africa is a resource for teaching in developed and developing countries because it provides both comprehensive reviews of the literature and detailed case studies. It is intended to facilitate the dialogue between researchers and policymakers, as well as inspire researchers to go further in their investigations and build an even stronger basis for good policies.

Contents:

Part I Conceptual Frameworks

Map of Africa 2

1 Land Markets and Development in Africa / Stein T. Holden, Keijiro Otsuka, Frank M. Place 3

2 Understanding Land Markets: Questions and Hypotheses / Stein T. Holden, Keijiro Otsuka, Frank M. Place 18

Part II Land Markets, Allocative Efficiency, and Poverty: Who Has Access to Land?

3 Land Rental Markets: Transaction Costs and Tenure Insecurity in Rural Ethiopia / Klaus Deininger, Daniel Ayalew Ali, Tekie Alemu 57

4 Factor Market Imperfections and Rural Land Rental Markets in Northern Ethiopian Highlands / Hosaena Ghebru, Stein T. Holden 74

5 Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Land Markets in Kenya / Takashi Yamano, Frank M. Place, Wilfred Nyangena, Julliet Wanjiku, Keijiro Otsuka 93

6 Land Rental Market Participation and Tenure Security in Malawi / Rodney Lunduka, Stein T. Holden, Ragnar Oygard 112

7 Land Markets in Uganda: What Is Their Impact and Who Benefits? / Klaus Deininger, Paul Mpuga 131

Part III Contract Choice, Poverty, and Efficiency of Land Use

8 Contract Choice and Poverty in Southern Highlands of Ethiopia / Million Tadesse, Stein T. Holden, Ragnar Oygard 159

9 Gender and Land Productivity on Rented Land in Ethiopia / Stein T. Holden, Mintewab Bezabih 179

10 Kinship, Tenure Insecurity, Input Use and Land Productivity: The Case of Sharecropping in Ethiopia / Menale Kassie, Stein T. Holden 197

Part IV Land Markets, Land Tenure, and Land Management

11 Land Rental Markets and Land Management in the Highlands of Ethiopia / Samuel Benin, John Pender 213

12 Land Rental Markets and Land Management: Evidence from Uganda / Ephraim Nkonya, John Pender, Samuel Benin, Edward Kato 238

13 Land Conflicts and Soil Management: Evidence from Kenya / Takashi Yamano, Klaus Deininger 254

14 Land Markets and Poverty in Perspective / Stein T. Holden, Keijiro Otsuka, Frank M. Place 273.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index.

ISBN:

1933115696

9781933115696

OCLC:

253842507