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Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa

Land Tenure Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
Interventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe

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Date of publication
May 2023
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126
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This book examines the impacts of land tenure reform interventions imple-mented in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe.Since 2000, many African countries have introduced programs aimed at providing smallholder farmers with low-cost certificates for land held un-der customary tenure. Yet there are many contending views and debates on the impact of these land policies and this book reveals how tenure security, agricultural productivity, and social inclusion were affected by the interven-tions. It analyses the results of carefully selected, authoritative studies on in-terventions in Benin, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Zimbabwe and applies a realist synthesis methodology to explore the socio-political and economic contexts. Drawing on these results, the book argues that inadequate attention paid to the core characteristics of rural social systems obscures the benefits of customary tenure while overlooking the scope for reforms to reduce the gaps in social status among members of customary communities.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of land manage-ment and use, land and property law, tenure security, agrarian studies, political economy, and sustainable development. It will also appeal to development professionals and policymakers involved in land governance and land policy in Africa.

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Author(s), editor(s), contributor(s)

Steven Lawry,

Rebecca McLain,

Margaret Rugadya,

Gina Alvarado,

Tasha Heidenrich

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