Lawrence F Fombe
Biographic Data
| ID | 1855575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lawrence F Fombe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lawrence F |
| FAMILY NAME | Fombe |
| SIGNATURE | FOMBE L F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Buea |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Land governance and women's rights in large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon
This article identifies and examines the role of actors involved in the process of large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon. It is based on primary data from interviews conducted among principal actors. Findings reveal that government, chiefs, and to some extent elites, play key roles in formal and informal processes that grant land to investors. However, both processes neglect women and affected communities because there are no mechanisms to ho…
Implications of Customary Practices on Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership in Cameroon
Africa, before European colonization, knew no other form of legal system outside customary arrangements. Based on secondary sources and a primary survey conducted between 2009 and 2010 on the situation of women and land rights in anglophone Cameroon, this paper examines the grounds for discrimination in customary laws against women's rights to land in the context of legal pluralism, and discusses the implications of this custom of gender discrimi…
The paradox of gender discrimination in land ownership and women’s contribution to poverty reduction in Anglophone Cameroon
Housing Dynamics and Informal Businesses in Built-Up Areas of Major Cities in Cameroon
Housing transformations in most Third World towns have been unsuccessful and misdirected, resulting in poor control on building and construction by local authorities. The urban poor have modified their homes to accommodate business as a survival strategy. Such modifications are unregulated and affect urban development. Forceful evictions from unregulated business sites have hardly been the panacea, especially where adequate provisions have not be…
Land governance and women's rights in large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon
This article identifies and examines the role of actors involved in the process of large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon. It is based on primary data from interviews conducted among principal actors. Findings reveal that government, chiefs, and to some extent elites, play key roles in formal and informal processes that grant land to investors. However, both processes neglect women and affected communities because there are no mechanisms to ho…
The paradox of gender discrimination in land ownership and women’s contribution to poverty reduction in Anglophone Cameroon
Implications of Customary Practices on Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership in Cameroon
Africa, before European colonization, knew no other form of legal system outside customary arrangements. Based on secondary sources and a primary survey conducted between 2009 and 2010 on the situation of women and land rights in anglophone Cameroon, this paper examines the grounds for discrimination in customary laws against women's rights to land in the context of legal pluralism, and discusses the implications of this custom of gender discrimi…
Implications of Customary Practices on Gender Discrimination in Land Ownership in Cameroon
Africa, before European colonization, knew no other form of legal system outside customary arrangements. Based on secondary sources and a primary survey conducted between 2009 and 2010 on the situation of women and land rights in anglophone Cameroon, this paper examines the grounds for discrimination in customary laws against women's rights to land in the context of legal pluralism, and discusses the implications of this custom of gender discrimi…
The paradox of gender discrimination in land ownership and women’s contribution to poverty reduction in Anglophone Cameroon
Housing Dynamics and Informal Businesses in Built-Up Areas of Major Cities in Cameroon
Housing transformations in most Third World towns have been unsuccessful and misdirected, resulting in poor control on building and construction by local authorities. The urban poor have modified their homes to accommodate business as a survival strategy. Such modifications are unregulated and affect urban development. Forceful evictions from unregulated business sites have hardly been the panacea, especially where adequate provisions have not be…
Land governance and women's rights in large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon
This article identifies and examines the role of actors involved in the process of large-scale land acquisitions in Cameroon. It is based on primary data from interviews conducted among principal actors. Findings reveal that government, chiefs, and to some extent elites, play key roles in formal and informal processes that grant land to investors. However, both processes neglect women and affected communities because there are no mechanisms to ho…
Economic growth (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (3 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Agriculture and Rural Development Research (2 works)