Title: Who owns the land? : perspectives from rural Ugandans and implications for land acquisitions

Authors: Bomuhangi, Allan and Doss, Cheryl and Meinzen-Dick, Ruth

Place: [Washington, DC

Publisher: World bank]

Year: 2012

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: foreign investments, land acquisition, land rights, gender, women in development, public administration, land titles, uganda

Abstract: The effect of different definitions of land ownership, gender relations and ownership documents on women’s land rights in Uganda is examined. Many households report husbands and wives jointly own the land, but women are less likely to be listed on ownership documents and have fewer rights.

URL: http://landandpoverty.com/agenda/pdfs/paper/doss_full_paper.pdf

Document type: Portal