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Commentary Series, Part IV: The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure and Large-Scale, Land-Based Agricultural Investment
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the importance of securing land
Commentary Series, Part III: Property Rights for Every Woman and Man
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the
Commentary Series, Part II: This Land is Our Land
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the
Commentary Series, Part I: Measuring Global Goals in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
This post is part of a series developed by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Landesa to highlight the
Cultural Barriers in India Impede Women’s Legal Right to Inherit Land
By Ashok Sircar and Diana Fletschner As their husbands, fathers, and brothers migrate to cities in search of work, women
What Vietnam’s New Land Law Means for the Country and its Farmers
Since our initial work on land tenure reform took place in what was then South Vietnam – accompanied by a
Sowing it Forward
By Bholanath Chakladar This week, 55,339 destitute families across West Bengal will receive legal title to a micro-plot of land. The
Landesa’s Telangana Land Caravan | Daily Photo Journal
February 18, 2014 — News Update: Indian Parliament Voting to Create New State of Telangana On Tuesday, the Lower House
What ‘Downton Abbey’ can teach us about women and inheritance
As fans of Downton Abbey know, women’s lack of inheritance rights have brought down dynasties, impelled marriages, and divided families. What may
A Dark Day for Kenyan Women: Why Kenya Must Not Pass its Revised Marriage Property Bill
Three years ago, the world cheered when parliamentarians drafted, and voters approved, provisions in the country’s new constitution to guarantee
