Corruption in land governance is commonly defined as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain while carrying out the functions of land administration and land management. When land investors target countries with weak governance, the risk of corruption is high. Likewise, corruption is more likely to occur when local elites are able to manipulate their country’s land governance systems for their own benefit
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsNovember, 2016Global
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Historias, políticas agrarias y protagonistas
Reports & ResearchDecember, 2016ColombiaEste informe documenta y analiza los cambios en la estructura de la propiedad agraria en Colombia durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX y la primera década del siglo XXI. Se examina primero la legislación agraria y el reparto de tierras baldías en la primera mitad del siglo XX, para ver en perspectiva histórica la configuración de la estructura de la propiedad rural y establecer el peso que en esta han tenido las políticas de tierras del Estado colombiano.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2016Global
Large-scale land acquisitions, or land grabs, concentrate in developing countries which are also known for their corruption-friendly setting caused by a weak institutional framework. We argue that corrupt elites exploit this given institutional set-up to strike deals with international investors at the expense of the local population. Using panel data for 157 countries from 2000-2011, we provide evidence that these land deals indeed occur more often in countries with higher levels of corruption.
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationAugust, 2016Asia, Pakistan
Cadastral mapping in Pakistan is often sketched on paper or cloth and generally falls below cartographic standards, lacking details on coordinate systems, datum and directional information of parcel lines. Survey numbers for parcel identification also lack digital interoperability. Parcel measurements and ownership information are manually recorded in multiple separate registers. The objective of this study is to leverage geospatial technology for automation, auditing and validation of present manual cadastral mapping in Pakistan.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2016Cambodia
A major investigation by Global Witness has revealed how Cambodia’s ruling family are pulling the strings on Cambodia’s economy and amassing vast personal fortunes with extreme consequences for the population. The report, Hostile Takeover, sheds light on a huge network of secret deal-making and corruption that has underpinned Hun Sen’s 30-year dictatorial reign of murder, torture and the imprisonment of his political opponents.
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Summary of the UK Land Policy Forum meeting held on 13 April 2016
Conference Papers & ReportsApril, 2016GlobalThis is the summary of the UK Land Policy Forum meeting held on 13 April 2016.
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Agenda of the UK Land Policy Forum meeting held on 13 April 2016
Conference Papers & ReportsApril, 2016GlobalThis is the agenda of the UK Land Policy Forum meeting held on 13 April 2016.
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crimes e corrupção no SPI e na FUNAI (1964-1969)
Reports & ResearchAugust, 2016Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, BrazilA dissertação “O Estado e a Questão Indígena: crimes e corrupção no SPI e na FUNAI (19641969)” tem foco na atuação do Estado em relação às populações indígenas durante as administrações do SPI e da FUNAI, com ênfase nos governos militares e seus aspectos políticos, econômicos e sociais. -
Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsJanuary, 2017Global
Many information technology initiatives have emerged in recent years with the aim of improving natural resource management. These take a variety of technological forms designed either to directly curb corruption in resource extraction and production, or to enhance information flows, facilitate citizen participation, and hold specific actors accountable. Donors can play a role in connecting the divide between development practitioners, technologists, and researchers by supporting the use of tools in programs and evaluations.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchFebruary, 2016Global
Corruption in land administration has significant societal costs, and can have a major effect on the livelihoods of people worldwide. Corruption in this sector can reduce peoples’ access to land, and harm the livelihoods of small-scale producers, agricultural labourers, indigenous communities and landless rural and urban poor. Women, young people and ethnic minorities suffer most by having their access to land hindered by corruption.
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