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Displaying 386 - 390 of 447Public Land Governance in Solomon Islands
Reforming land rights in Africa
"Advocates of reforms in land rights and land markets frequently posit two important hypotheses: (1) African countries must grant land titles to farmers because titles increase land tenure security and facilitate access to input, land, and financial markets; and (2) land markets constitute the most efficient mechanism for allocating resources and improving access to productive resources by the poor, especially women and other marginalized groups...
The Lay of the Land : Land Access and Dispute Resolution in Timor-Leste
Urban Development - Urban Housing Rural Development - Rural Land Policies for Poverty Reduction Private Sector Development - Land and Real Estate Development Urban Development - Municipal Housing and Land Rural Development - Common Property Resource Development
Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups
Private Sector Development - Land and Real Estate Development Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems Rural Development Knowledge & Information Systems Urban Development - Municipal Housing and Land Communities and Human Settlements - Real Estate Development Rural Development Agriculture
Institutional Change on First Nations: Examining factors influencing First Nations Adoption of the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management
In 1999 the Canadian Federal government passed the First Nations Land Management Act, ratifying the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management signed by the government and 14 original signatory First Nations in 1996. This Agreement allows First Nations to opt out of the 34 land code provisions of the Indian Act and develop individual land codes, and has been promoted as a means of increasing First Nation autonomy and facilitating economic growth and development on reserve lands.