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Constitution of Ecuador.

Constitución del Ecuador.

Constitution
September, 2008
Ecuador
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Constitution of Turkmenistan.

Конституция Туркменистана.

Constitution
September, 2008
Turkmenistan
property
Turkmenistan is a democratic, legal and secular state in which the government takes the form of presidential republic (Article 1). The property is inviolable. Turkmenistan approves the right to private ownership of the means of production, land and other material and intellectual values. They can also belong to the associations of citizens and the state. The law establishes objects that are exclusive property of the state. The state guarantees equal protection and creation of equal conditions for development of all forms of ownership.
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Constitution of Myanmar.

Constitution
January, 2008
Myanmar
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The economics and politics of land reforms in Malawi: a case study of the Community Based Rural Land Development Programme

January, 2008
Malawi
land policies
land reform
It is estimated that up to 84% of Malawians earn their livelihoods directly from agriculture - it contributes over 90% to export earnings, 40% to GDP and accounts for 85% of total employment.
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Caste and land productivity in rural Nepal

January, 2009
Nepal
land
property
This paper looks for the possible explanations for the land productivity differential between high caste and low caste farm households in Nepal. The paper indicates that caste position still plays a vital role in rural areas of Nepal.The paper finds that: land productivity is higher among low caste households. However, in case of owner-operated plots, the land productivity differential between low caste and high caste is found to be insignificant after controlling for land quality and household characteristics. This difference remains highly significant in case of rented in plots.
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Landownership, as a strategy for sustainable development in the highlands of Madagascar household optimization: case of Analamanga Region

January, 2008
Madagascar
land management
This study aims to show that by increasing landownership among peasants their incomes will improve, even as they continue to practice their agricultural methods in the same economic and technical environment. The study was conducted on farms located in Analamanga region in Madagascar, and it presents a methodology for optimising farm production in this region. According to the study, the optimisation can be achieved by analysing the risks peasants face in the creation of a practical approach to stimulate production capacity by income/area.
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Land certification in Ethiopia: an illusion or a solution?

January, 2008
Ethiopia
land
property
This paper analyses the impacts of the Ethiopian Land Certification Program on productivity. It aims to identify how “technological gains” would measure up against the benefits from a resultant improvements in “technical efficiency”. Based on its results, the paper concludes that farms belonging to the group without land use certificate are less productive than those certified plots. However, it suggests that this is not due to so much lack of internal technical efficiency. Rather, the paper finds the reason is down to a technological disadvantage.
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Impacts of land certification on tenure security, investment, and land market participation: evidence from Ethiopia

January, 2009
Ethiopia
land
property
While early attempts at land titling in Africa were unsuccessful, factors such as new legislation, low-cost methods, and increasing demand for land have generated renewed interest. This paper aims to assess the impacts of land registration in Ethiopia.
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Crisis in Kenya: land, displacement and the search for 'durable solutions'

January, 2008
Kenya
urban areas
land governance
This policy brief explores the importance of land issues in forced displacement in Kenya, drawing out their implications for current humanitarian and early recovery interventions in the wake of the violence and displacement that followed the 2007 elections. Key messages nclude: current post-election displacement in Kenya is not a new phenomenon but a recurring trend linked to unresolved land grievances, in a context of poor governance and socio-economic insecurity.
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Assessment of local land and water institutions in the Blue Nile and their impact on environmental management

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2009
Ethiopia
land management
water management
Land and water institutions play a vital role in managing and sustaining land and water resources as well as enhancing economic development and poverty alleviation efforts. While a lot has been done in terms of understanding the micro-determinants of farmers’ decisions in land and water conservation, there is little attempt to understand the broad macro-institutional and organizational issues that influence land and water management decisions.