Revisiting the World Bank's land law reform agenda in Africa
The promise and perils of customary practices
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 2285609 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Andrea Collins (0000-0002-8901-4008, School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West Waterloo Ontario N2L 3G1 Canada), Alan M Collins (0000-0001-9211-3093, University of Waterloo), Matthew I Mitchell (0000-0003-1407-8741, Department of Political Studies University of Saskatchewan 9 Campus Drive Saskatoon Saskatchewan S7N 5A5 Canada, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2018 |
| Volumen | 18 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 112-131 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Journal of Agrarian Change (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 1471-0358 • E-ISSN: 1471-0366 |
| Editorial | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/joac.12201 |
| OpenAlex | W2582850234 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 27 |
| Referencias citadas | 56 |
This paper revisits the World Bank's land law reform agenda in Africa by focusing on two central issues: (1) land law reform as a tool for resolving land conflicts, and (2) the role of land law reform in addressing gender inequalities. While the Bank's recent land report provides insights for improving land governance in Africa, it fails to acknowledge the exploitative and contentious politics that often characterize customary land tenure systems, and the local power dynamics that undermine the ability of marginalized groups to secure land rights. Using insights from recent fieldwork, the paper analyses the links between land law reform and conflict in Ghana, and the gendered dynamics of reforming land governance in Tanzania. These "crucial cases" illustrate how land law reform can provoke conflicts over land and threaten the rights of vulnerable populations (e.g. migrants and women) when customary practices are uncritically endorsed as a means of improving land governance. As such, the paper concludes with a series of recommendations on how to navigate the promise and perils of customary practices in the governance of land
Corporate governance · Customary land · Economics · Geography · Land law · Land reform · Land tenure · Law reform · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Land Rights and Reforms · Law
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| Citas por año | 3,38 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Velocidad de citación | current |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 26 |