Browsing Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences by Subject "Land governance"
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Decentralised land governance: Case studies and local voices from Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2011)Decentralisation has been on the Southern African development agenda for a long time. It is a concept which appears deceptively simple. The principle of subsidiarity holds that decision making about local development ... -
International and regional guidelines on land governance and land-based investments: An agenda for African states
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)Global and regional guidelines have been developed in the period 2009–2014 to improve land governance in the context of large-scale land acquisitions in developing countries. These provide an opportunity for affected ... -
International and regional guidelines on land governance and land-based investments: An agenda for African states
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Land governance in Malawi: Lessons from large-scale acquisitions
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2015)Over the past decade rural Malawians have witnessed a surge in large-scale land acquisitions for commercial agriculture that threaten their access, control and ownership of customary land. This policy brief presents ...