Fragmentation, abandonment, and co-ownership: Transition problems of the Bulgarian land market

Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 391-408

  Vranken, Liesbet ^a   Noev, Nivelin ^a   Swinnen, Johan F M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Co ownership; Land market; Property rights

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED LAND; LAND MARKET; LANDOWNERSHIP; PROPERTY RIGHTS; RENTAL SECTOR;

BULGARIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 11244292270     PISSN: 00498599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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