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From the Philippines to South Africa, developing countries are pouring huge resources into providing housing for their poorest citizens. This

With secure land rights, Mr. Shi Xianshui a 57-year-old farmer from Sichuan Province had the confidence to begin investing in

Last week I made my sixth trip to the village of Lugan, 80 miles east of the capital of Anhui

She was one of at least 40 landless women who demanded to meet with us that day.  They had heard

China’s unprecedented economic growth and rapid urbanization have created a massive demand for arable land to be converted to real

Last year, the government of West Bengal and Landesa’s partner in India, RDI, started a revolution in that Indian state

I was recently reminded of the importance, and the potency, of locally legitimate law reform (law reform which is based

While Landesa’s recent 17-province survey of farmers found a worrying upswing in farmland loss across much of China, there is

After more than a decade meeting with government officials and families in rural areas of the developing world, I have

2002 This report summarizes findings on women’s access to land ownership in West Bengal, India based on three rounds of