Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda
Although recent developments have increased interest in African land tenure, Rwanda's nation-wide Land Tenure Regularization (LTR) program is one of a few models to address these issues at the required scale. An impact evaluation of this program highlights four main effects; namely, 1) significant and large investment impacts that are particularly pronounced for women; 2) improved land access for legally married women and better recordation of inheritance rights; 3) a reduction in the probability of having documented land ownership for legally unmarried women; and 4) a reduction in land market activity rather than distress sales. A primary reason for the Government of Rwanda to initiate LTR was to increase levels of land tenure security. LTR also demonstrated a major impact on inheritance related knowledge and awareness. Authors found a significant increase in the likelihood that landholders in the program areas would now know who would inherit their parcel.
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| Format: | Brief biblioteca |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2011-09
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| Subjects: | ACCESS TO LAND, CUSTOMARY LAW, FAIR MARKET VALUE, FAMILY LAW, FEMALE, GENDER, GENDER EQUITY, HOUSEHOLDS, HUSBANDS, IMPROVED LAND, INHERITANCE, INHERITANCE RIGHTS, INSURANCE, LAND ADMINISTRATION, LAND OWNERSHIP, LAND TENURE, LAWS, MARRIAGES, MARRIED WOMEN, OWNERSHIP RIGHTS, PROPERTY RIGHTS, SOIL, UNMARRIED WOMEN, WOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS, AFRICA GENDER POLICY, GENDER INNOVATION LAB, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/386191468209367432/Environmental-and-gender-impacts-of-land-tenure-regularization-in-Africa-pilot-evidence-from-Rwanda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25527 |
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