Land Tenure Policy and Practice in Botswana – Governance Lessons for Southern Africa | Land Portal

Información del recurso

Date of publication: 
Marzo 2003
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ISBN / Resource ID: 
mokoro:5484

Like other countries in the region, Botswana inherited a dual system of statutory and customary tenure at independence. Despite the contrasting characteristics of these two systems, it has developed a robust land administration, which has greatly contributed to good governance and economic progress. Its land tenure policy has been described as one of careful change, responding to particular needs with specific tenure innovations. Botswana continues to adapt its land administration, based on customary rights and values, to a rapidly urbanising economy and expanding land market. Its approach is of interest because it is finding solutions to problems that continue to elude its neighbours.

Autores y editores

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

Martin Adams
Faustin Kalabamu
Richard White

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We are an international development consultancy working to improve the wellbeing and opportunities of poor and vulnerable people, by supporting sustainable economic and social development.


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