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  1. Library Resource
    July, 2013
    Colombia

    Unequal land distribution and the
    negative social and economic implications resulting from
    such polarization in Colombia have long been of concern to
    policymakers. A 1950 World Bank mission identified unequal
    land distribution as a key impediment to economic and social
    development in the country. Since then, a wide range of
    policies has been adopted to deal with this issue and its
    consequences. Numerous studies show that the success of

  2. Library Resource
    March, 2013

    Afghanistan is one of the poorest and
    longest suffering countries among members of the World Bank,
    and has been ravaged by chronic conflict and political
    instability. Afghanistan's infrastructure has been
    destroyed or degraded; its human resource base severely
    depleted; and its social capital eroded. Despite existing
    public administration structures, the majority of state
    institutions are only beginning to function effectively, and

  3. Library Resource
    June, 2013
    Africa

    This is covers land administration and
    reform in Sub-Saharan Africa, and is highly relevant to all
    developing countries around the world. It provides simple
    practical steps to turn the hugely controversial subject of
    "land grabs" into a development opportunity by
    improving land governance to reduce the risks of
    dispossessing poor landholders while ensuring mutually
    beneficial investors' deals. This book shows how Sub

  4. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Colombia

    Based on a large survey to compare the
    effectiveness of land markets and land reform in Colombia,
    the authors find that rental and sales markets were more
    effective in transferring land to poor but productive
    producers than was administrative land reform. The fact that
    land transactions were all of a short-term nature and that
    little land was transferred from very large to small land
    owners or the landless suggests that there may be scope for

  5. Library Resource
    February, 2013
    Guinea, Guinea-Bissau

    The present study reports on the
    Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's efforts
    to develop a comprehensive strategy for enhancing land
    rights security and achieving social and economic
    development objectives. This report is divided into two main
    parts. The first part summarizes the current state of
    development of the government s land policy, as well as the
    legal and traditional framework existing for land tenure

  6. Library Resource
    September, 2013

    The authors review the role of land
    policies in the evolving farm structure of transition
    countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the
    Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). They show how
    different policies for land property rights, degrees of
    control of land rental and sale markets, and procedures for
    restructuring former collective or state farms resulted in
    significantly different farm structures in CEE countries

  7. Library Resource
    June, 2013
    Uganda

    While there is a large, though
    inconclusive, literature on the impact of land titles in
    Africa, little attention has been devoted to the study of
    land conflict, despite evidence on increasing incidence of
    such conflicts. The authors use data from Uganda to explore
    who is affected by land conflicts, whether recent legal
    changes have helped to reduce their incidence, and to assess
    their impact on productivity. Results indicate that

  8. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Madagascar

    This report examines the question of
    land titling in Madagascar, a country where modern and
    informal tenure systems coexist and overlap to a significant
    extent. The report reviews three main arguments for land
    titling and their relevance for Madagascar in order to
    provide policy implications and evaluations. The first is
    that land titling serves as protection against
    expropriation. Second, titles may also facilitate land

  9. Library Resource
    February, 2013
    China

    This report evaluates the legal
    framework for rural land rights, the regulations of rural
    housing sites, the effects of land requisition on farmers
    who lose land, and some selected issues affecting urban land
    rights. The focus of this report is how to enhance property
    rights in a number of different contexts. The report makes a
    series of specific policy recommendations for rural
    agricultural land, rural housing land, to protect rights in

  10. Library Resource
    March, 2013
    Laos

    The aim of this discussion paper is to
    ascertain the government of Lao's (GoL) current
    practices in negotiating, awarding, and managing land
    concessions; enhance GoL understanding and commitments to
    develop national capacities targeting improved land
    management, that will generate revenues for GoL, and ensure
    sustainable development as an urgent priority; and provide a
    basis for dialogue within the government to enable its

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