Title: Decentralization, land tenure reforms and local institutional actors : building partnerships for equitable and sustainable land governance in Africa : paper

Authors: Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.

Place: Rome

Publisher: Food and agriculture organization of the United nations (FAO)

Year: 2010

Journal: FAO Land tenure journal

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, land tenure, governance, local government, land rights, social justice, africa south of sahara

Abstract: This paper looks into the prospects for decentralized land governance to allow more discretion and freedom of action by local institutional actors. It also assesses the requirements for ensuring responsible local governance in terms of land registration, transactions, accountability and oversight.

URL: http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1634t/i1634t02.pdf

Document type: E-article