Access to land is essential to food production and income generation. It is also a key social and economic asset, crucial for cultural identity, political power and participation in decisionmaking. Social and cultural beliefs often discriminate against people because of gender, social class or ethnic group.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2004Burkina Faso, Honduras, Dominican Republic, Lesotho, Cuba, Nicaragua, India, Senegal, Brazil
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1998Eswatini, Benin, Zambia, Bolivia, China, Italy
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2009Nigeria, United States of America, Sweden, Belarus, Finland, Australia, United Kingdom, Iceland, Niger, Thailand, Kenya, South Africa, Nicaragua, Turkey, Italy, Norway, Argentina, India, Paraguay, Brazil, Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas, Oceania
The articles in this volume supplement FAO Land Tenure Studies 10, Compulsory acquisition of land and compensation. The latter publication explains what compulsory acquisition and compensation are and what constitutes good practice in this area. This current volumes introductory article provides an overview of these issues. The issue of compulsory acquisition from a human rights perspective is also addressed here as are the concepts of market value, compensation value and just terms compensation.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2002Tanzania, France, Honduras, Luxembourg, Israel, Ukraine, Denmark, Namibia, Indonesia, Botswana, Brazil, Bolivia, Netherlands, Italy, Norway
(land tenure studies) 1951
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2005Honduras, Luxembourg, Israel, Ukraine, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Bolivia, Netherlands, Norway
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