Why real estate ownership security cannot be assured via land registration in sub-Saharan Africa / Raymond T. Abdulai and Daniel Domeher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Abdulai, Raymond T.

Contributor:

Domeher, Daniel.

Series:

African political, economic, and security issues series.

African Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land titles--Registration and transfer--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Land titles.

Land tenure--Law and legislation--Economic aspects--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Land tenure.

Real property--Ownership--Africa, Sub-Saharan.

Real property.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (122 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is often argued that land registration is the answer to insecurity of real estate ownership in sub-Saharan Africa. This argument is based on the presumption that there is ownership security in the advanced world because every real estate is registered. However, a lot of studies conducted in the developing world have established that ownership security cannot be assured via land registration. This book critically analyzes the theoretical principles that underpin land registration systems in order to provide more insights as to why land registration cannot guarantee ownership security. It also examines the nexus between security of ownership and investment.

Contents:

Prologue

Property rights theory

Bases of equating land registration to real estate ownership security

Summary and policy implications.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed July 13, 2013).

ISBN:

1-61942-687-0

OCLC:

852799575