Legal knowledge and economic development : the case of land rights in Uganda / Takashi Yamano, Daniel Ayalew, Klaus Deininger.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Yamano, Takashi.

Contributor:

World Bank.

Ayalew, Daniel.

Series:

Policy research working papers ; 3868.

World Bank e-Library.

Policy research working paper ; 3868

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land use--Government policy--Uganda.

Land use.

Land use--Law and legislation--Uganda.

Other Title:

Policy research working paper vol. 3868

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2006]

System Details:

data file

Summary:

"Mixed evidence on the impact of formal title in much of Africa is often used to question the relevance of dealing with land policy issues in this continent. The authors use data from Uganda to assess the impact of a disaggregated set of rights on investment, productivity, and land values, and to test the hypothesis that individuals' lack of knowledge of the new law reduces their tenure security. Results point toward strong and positive effects of greater tenure security and transferability. Use of exogenous knowledge of its provisions as a proxy for the value of the land law suggests that this piece of legislation had major economic benefits that remain to be fully realized. "--World Bank web site.

Notes:

Title from PDF file as viewed on 4/5/2006.

Includes bibliographical references.

Publisher Number:

10.1596/1813-9450-3868