Discuss land tenure related problems, their impact on productivity, equity, policies pursued for reforming the system, their limitations, and suggests alternative policy measures.

IDRC document. Monograph on land reform and land settlement in Malaysia - discusses policy formulation and legislation, land tenure, role of FELDA (Federal Land Development Authority); economic aspects, and political aspects of resettlement.

IDRC personnel. Article on government policys aimed at offsetting the disruptive effects of rural migration and rapid urbanization in developing countries - discusses effectiveness of land reform, community development rural development programmes, promotion of land settlement, and programmes aimed at raising the standard of living of migrants in urban areas; directives for urban planning. Includes statistical data, bibliography.

Library has French version: Dossier Afrique

IDRC personnel. Address on the evaluation of martial law in the Philippines - analyses the effects of martial law (e.g., lower crime rate, land reform, increased foreign investment, curtailment of civil liberties, higher cost of living, slow pace of social reform); discusses current events in the Philippines (e.g., political ideologycal trends, political power of the technocracy), and pressures that will probably lead to the lifting of martial law. Bibliographic notes.

Address on international cooperation in economic development - discusses development aid, the gap between the rich elite and the general population within developing countries, and the need for land reform, more equitable income distribution, and resources mobilization.