Despite interesting patterns from the past and at least superficially striking parallels with the present, policies on Afghanistan have not been adequately informed by an understanding of the country’s history. Nor has the extensive academic literature on Afghan history been translated into policy; on the contrary, much that has been attempted in Afghanistan since late 2001 has been remarkably ahistorical. This report identifies broad historical patterns and distills relevant lessons that may be applicable to policies during the 2011 to 2014 transition and beyond.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchSeptember, 2012Afghanistan
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Summary of Priority Policy Recommendations Drawn form World Bank Studies
Training Resources & ToolsPolicy Papers & BriefsSeptember, 2012Vietnam, Eastern Asia, OceaniaVietnam's rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in the last two decades benefitted from the policy and legal reforms embodied in the Land Laws of 1987, 1993 and 2003 and subsequent related legal acts. This note outlines reforms related to four main themes. The first relates to the needed reform for agriculture land use to create opportunity to enhance effectiveness of land use as well as to secure farmers' rights in land use. Prolonging the duration of agricultural land tenure would give land users greater incentives to invest and care for the land.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2012
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Opportunities for Investors in the Sugar Sector
Reports & ResearchOctober, 2012TanzaniaThis presentation provudes a comprehensive list of opportunties in the sugar sector in Tanzania that investors are encouraged to make use of.
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Opportunities for Investors in the Rice Sector (updated version)
Reports & ResearchConference Papers & ReportsOctober, 2012TanzaniaThis presentation highlight in detail opportunities for investors in the rice sector in Tanzania
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Opportunities for Investors in the Livestock Sector (Updated Version)
Reports & ResearchOctober, 2012TanzaniaA detailed report on on the opportunities for investors in the livestock sector.
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationOctober, 2012Tanzania
Like many of its neighbors, Tanzania is experiencing a well-documented surge of land grabbing related to investments in industries such as agriculture, biofuels, tourism, hunting, and forestry. Land grabbing in Tanzania is best understood and analyzed as both a symptom of and contributor towards wider political economic processes of change occurring in Tanzania.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesLegislationSeptember, 2012Kenya
This was Kenya's law on expropriation from 2010-2012 - it was repealed by the 2012 Land Act.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchOctober, 2012Bangladesh, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia
Large-scale land acquisitions by investors, which are often called ‘land grabs’ (see next section for de nition), can deprive rural women and communities of their livelihoods and land, increasing their food insecurity. This report argues that the current rise in land grabbing needs to be urgently addressed, and focuses
on the actions that developing countries can take to mitigate land grabs through strengthening national land governance so that it is transparent, is accountable and protects communities’ rights. -
Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsOctober, 2012Rwanda
After remarkable social and economic reconstruction since 1994, Rwanda aspires to become a middle income country by 2020 with a strong focus on inclusive growth. In this context the Government of Rwanda (GoR) has recognized the critical nature of land policy and agricultural growth.
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