Addressing the Challenges of Legal Pluralism and Improving the Management of Land
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23634259 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexandre Marc (0000-0002-3516-7594), Neelam Verjee, Stephen Mogaka |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 141-152 |
| Publication date | 2015-06-29 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The challenge of stability and security in West Africa (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | The World Bank (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1596/978-1-4648-0464-9_ch7 |
| OpenAlex | W2489381927 |
| ISBN | 9781464804649 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
Discusses land management and property rights as multifaceted and interlaced with complexities and contradictions across Africa, presenting issues including (1) legal pluralism in land governance, (2) ineffective land management , (3) unequal distribution and discriminatory policies, and (4) artificial boundaries and their consequences. Complicated by population growth, land scarcity, the acquisition of land by large firms for mining or plantation agriculture, environmental degradation, and climate change, land issues have remained at the heart of almost every large-scale incident of conflict and violence in West Africa. Even where land has not proved a precursor to conflict, the breakdown of systems during conflict can result in the emergence or intensification of latent frustrations or inequities surrounding land and resources. Land remains a key resource for most economies and a significant contributor to gross domestic product (GDP), employment, and export earnings. Scarcity has increased its value, making land ownership—and clarity regarding ownership—more desirable.
Business · Economics · Environmental ethics · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Epistemology · Geography · Law and economics · Legal pluralism · Legal realism · Legal research · Pluralism (philosophy) · Political science · Sociology · Land Rights and Reforms · Law · Philosophy · Regional Development and Environment
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |