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Field Training Report: Training Local Institutions in Kabushinge and Nyamguali Cells on Land Dispute
This report describes the training of local dispute resolution institutions on conflict resolution methods and relevant land legislation, and includes
Ejidos and Comunidades in Oaxaca, Mexico: Impact of the 1992 Reforms
In 1992 the Mexican government made substantial changes to its land policy regarding social sector (ejidal and comunidade) farming. The
Compensation and Valuation in Resettlement: Cambodia, People’s Republic of China, and India
An Article from an Asian Development Bank publication | download PDF
China Takes Steps to Slow Urban and Rural Wealth Gap
A 2005 Article from the New York Times | download PDF
Are Smaller Farms Appropriate for Former Soviet Republics?
Communist countries, countries in transition to market economies, and even some market economies have paid an enormous price for assuming
Amending the West Bengal Land Reforms Act: Benefiting the Poor and Marginalized
This report details Landesa’s suggested changes to West Bengal’s central land reform law. Two key changes include (1) a provision
Allocating Homestead Plots as Land Reform: Analysis from West Bengal
A description of research findings from West Bengal, India which document the benefits of homestead plot allocation to the landless.
Agricultural Land Reform and Farm Reorganization in Tajikistan
The author surveyed legal impediments to development of an agricultural land market in Tajikistan. The author outlines the legal chronology
Agricultural Land Markets in Lithuania, Poland, and Romania; Implications for Accession to the EU
This report examines the legal basis for development of agricultural land markets in three of the ten Central and Eastern
