Rural property and economy in post-communist Albania / edited by Harold Lemel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lemel, Harold Walter, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land tenure--Albania.

Land tenure.

Albania--Economic policy--1992-.

Albania.

Albania--Rural conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiii, 160 p. ) ill., maps ;

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2000]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For nearly half a century, Albania had been one of the most isolated and enigmatic countries in the world, where the confiscation of private property was more thoroughly accomplished than anywhere else in Europe. In an abrupt and radical turnaround beginning in 1991, the bulk of the country's land and assets were distributed to its citizens. This book explores issues and challenges emerging in this new context, focusing specifically on rural areas, and examines the question of how secure current landholders seem to be about their property and what this implies for future investment and land market prospects. What does emerge quite clearly from the author's findings is the important role of historical and regional factors in the economic activities of the rural population. The volume is particularly concerned with some key challenges resulting from the new farm property structure, including land fragmentation, formal credit access, and intra-family property rights issues. This in-depth study at the micro level leads to the conclusion that, in Albania's case, privatization of property does certainly not have the far-reaching salutary effects that western reformers had expected. Contributors: H. Lemel, R. Wheeler, S. Lastarria-Cornhiel, P. Bloch, A. Dubali.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABBREVIATIONS

GLOSSARY

Chapter 1 – OVERVIEW AND METHODOLOGY

Chapter 2 – INVOLVEMENT IN FARMING AND INTEREST IN LAND

Chapter 3 – TENURE SECURITY

Chapter 4 – TENURE SECURITY, LAND USE, AND INVESTMENT

Chapter 5 – POTENTIAL FOR RURAL PROPERTY MARKETS

Chapter 6 – CREDIT ACCESS AND COLLATERAL

Chapter 7 – LAND FRAGMENTATION

Chapter 8 – FAMILY AND PROPERTY RIGHTS Implications for Gender and Farming

REFERENCES

CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78920-586-7

1-57181-150-8