Title: Annual World bank conference on land and poverty : conference agenda

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank

Year: 2011

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: land tenure, land rights, land acquisition, private sector, governance, public administration, institution building, poverty alleviation, india, brazil, china, ethiopia, ghana, benin, malawi, colombia, south africa, namibia

Abstract: The theme of the 2011 conference was “Countries strengthen land governance”. In a period of land grabbing, better land governance can encourage investment, steer urban growth and improve social welfare. It also helps countries overcome a legacy of inequality, dispossession and conflict.

URL: http://go.worldbank.org/LULPW0WZN0

Document type: Conference proceeding/ paper