Some outstanding issues in the debate on external promotion of land privatisation

Development Policy Review

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 199-231

  Hunt, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; PRIVATIZATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 14844290898     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2005.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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