Africa's Land Tenure and Ownership Crisis (AFR) Position1 #12056 From Angola to Zimbabwe, unresolved issues relating to land ownership are seen as catalysts for political instability and violence. |
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- CitationsAdd new citationList by: CiterankMapLink[1] Demystifying the Mystery of Capital: Land Tenure and Poverty in Africa and the Caribbean
Author: Robert K. Home, Hilary Lim Publication info: 2004 Cited by: Earl Burrowes, Sr. 0:16 AM 13 February 2009 GMT URL: |
Excerpt / Summary The result of a research project commissioned by the UK Department for International Development, this multidisciplinary book offers case studies from Botswana, Trinidad and Zambia, and analyses wider issues, including colonial legacies that create illegality in peri-urban areas; the impact of HIV/AIDS on social structure and inheritance; and land readjustment approaches in customary areas. The book will be of interest to academics and policy-makers in the areas of land law, law and development, geography, development studies, land economy and human rights. |