Land policies are of fundamental importance to sustainable growth, good governance, and the well-being of, and the economic opportunities open to, both rural and urban dwellers - particularly the poor. To this end, research on land policy, and analysis of interventions related to the subject,...

Intro -- Contents -- Cover -- Title -- Foreword ix -- Acknowledgments xiii -- Executive Summary xvii -- 1 Introduction 1 -- 2 Property Rights to Land 7 -- 3 Land Transactions 79 -- 4 Fostering Socially Desirable Land Use 133 -- Appendix: Regional Workshops 193 -- Glossary 205 -- References 207...

This report centers on the problems stemming from land issues in Nicaragua. The report's main recommendations deal with four priority actions: institutional reform; adjustments to the legal framework; systematic regularization of land rights; and, firmly addressing previous land invasions, and...

The eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) form a blueprint that is agreed to by all the world's countries and its leading development institutions. The first seven goals are mutually reinforcing and are directed at reducing poverty in all its forms. The last goal, global partnership for...

The importance of good land governance to strengthen women's land rights, facilitate land-related investment, transfer land to better uses, use it as collateral, and allow effective decentralization through collection of property taxes has long been recognized. The challenges posed by recent...