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,...

This paper compares features of land conflicts, particularly those caused by the refugee return, in Rwanda and Burundi. The end of recent wars triggered massive returns of protracted refugees, thus leading to outbreak of land conflicts between returnees and original inhabitants. Although the...

In India, land continues to be of enormous economic, social, and symbolic relevance. The main purpose of this report is to review new empirical evidence on land administration and land policy, as well as the possible interaction between the two, to derive policy conclusions. The empirical basis...

The book describes on-the-ground realities of policy making and implementation in China in the field of land development, and illustrates how a rigid central planning system works in practice. Among other things, it highlights the difficulty of China's current political system in promoting...

Prologue: Uncommon ground. Transaction ; Foundation ; Population ; Exploitation ; Demarcation, eviction, possession ; Exploration -- Part I: Borderlines. When the worm forgave the plough ; The size of all the Earth ; Just where is everything ; At the edges of world ; Drawing a distinction --...

In India, land continues to be of enormous economic, social, and symbolic relevance. The way in which land can be accessed and its ownership documented is at the core of the livelihood of the large majority of the poor, especially in rural and tribal areas and determines the extent to which...