Title: Unbundling secure property rights

Authors: Sjِstedt, Martin

Place: Gِteborg

Publisher: University of Gothenburg. Department of political science. Quality of goverment (QoG) institute

Year: 2009

Journal: QoG working paper series

Volume: 2009:13

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: property rights, governance, public administration, land titles

Abstract: This paper argues that security of citizen land rights does not stem from any particular form or type of tenure, but depends critically on credible commitment by the government in an invest-protect game of interaction between the rulers and the ruled.

URL: http://www.pol.gu.se/digitalAssets/1350/1350713_2009_13_sjostedt.pdf

Document type: Portal