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Women’s Land Rights in Rwanda
2006 How can they be protected and strengthened as the Land Law is implemented? The report provides research findings of
Women’s Land Rights in Post-Conflict Angola
2008 This report explores both the formal and customary laws that affect women’s property rights, examines issues of widowhood, divorce,
Women’s Inheritance Rights to Land and Property in South Asia
2009 This study was undertaken by the Rural Development Institute for the World Justice Project. The study reviews the formal
Women’s Access and Rights to Land in Karnataka
2002 An analysis of women’s land rights in Karnataka, India based on a 400 household survey and rapid rural appraisal
Women and Vulnerable Groups in Land Dispute Management
2008 This report, written for USAID, provides recommendations for ensuring that women and vulnerable groups participate in, and benefit from,
Women and Land Tenure in China
2001 A Study of Women’s Land Rights in Dongfang County, Hainan Province This report discusses women’s rights to land in
The UN’s Empty Plan for Poverty
An Article from the Far Eastern Economic Review by Roy Prosterman | download PDF
The Rural Land Question in China; Analysis and Recommendations based on a 17-province Survey
An analysis published in New York University Journal of International Law and Politics, 2006 | download PDF
The Joint Stock Share System in China’s Nanhai County
2000 Between 1979 and 1983, China made the dramatic transition from a socialist agriculture dominated by large collective farms to
The Impact of Regulatory Takings by Chinese State on Rural Land Tenure and Property Rights
A joint report by Landesa and Rights and Resources Initiative | download PDF
