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1. Library Resource

   

   Are urban land tenure regulations in Namibia the solution or the problem?

   Policy Papers & Briefs

   December, 2009

   Namibia

   Urban Tenure

   land

   land tenure

   urban areas

   land policies

   land reform

   urbanization

   Land tenure in Namibia is regulated by a variety of Acts, some of which date back to as far as 1937, and some of which are

   yet to be approved by Cabinet. This variety of Acts makes it difficult to evaluate the performance of land administration as a

   whole, and the appropriateness of coercive instruments with regards to urban land tenure in particular. In this article we

   evaluate how urban land tenure regularization practices are conducted in Namibia, and to compare new formal procedures,

2. Library Resource

   

   The cost of land registration: A case study of cost efficiency in Namibia.

   December, 2003

   Namibia

   land

   land registration

   research

   In the light of the global discussion on

   reducing public and private expenditure on

   cadastral processes and services, this

   article reviews the transaction costs of

   land registration, based on data gathered in

   Namibia. The data show a large

   differentiation in the types of costs

   incurred in the process, as well as various

   levels of cost recovery. In addition, the

   degree to which delays in the operational

   registration processes influence the total

   cost to land developers and landowners is

   reviewed.