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Library ResourceSeptember, 2021Uganda
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJune, 2015India, British Indian Ocean Territory
This paper analyze the colonial institutions set up by the British to collect land revenue in India, and show that differences in historical property rights institutions lead to sustained differences in economic outcomes. Areas in which proprietary rights in land were historically given to landlords have significantly lower agricultural investments, agricultural productivity and investments in public goods in the post-Independence period than areas in which these rights were given to the cultivators.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchMarch, 2016Central African Republic, Mozambique
This research is conducted to contribute to the currently ongoing policy debate on the benefits of collective vis-à-vis individual land tenure rights. The paper attempts to explore the Mozambican community land delimitation (CLD) program based on a community-level survey conducted in mid-September 2014. The survey revealed that land conflict is the main reason to initiate a CLD process, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are major players in initiating and helping the CLD process.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsDecember, 2016Burundi, South Sudan, Uganda
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