Agricultural land redistribution; toward greater consensus.

9780821376270

Agricultural land redistribution; toward greater consensus.

Ed. by Hans P. Binswanger-Mkhize et al.

The World Bank

2009

466 pages

$40.00

Paperback

Agriculture and rural development

HD1333

Editors Binswanger-Mkhize (economic research on innovation, Tshwane U., South Africa), Bourguignon (research fellow, PRODIG, U. of Paris) and van den Brink (lead economist, The World Bank) have collected this volume of research on the development gains of agricultural land redistribution and how these benefits are lessened by imperfect methods of implementation. Written for policymakers and researchers, this book uses case studies from Kenya, China, Zimbabwe, South Africa, India and the Philippines to examine the achievements and limitations of these land reform programs. A final section explores successful programs in Malawi and South Africa and considers the effectiveness of such practices as tenure security and the monitoring of land access.

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