Neo-customary title registration in informal settlements: The case of Blantyre, Malawi

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 451-477

  Chome, John ^a   McCall, Michael K ^b  

^a UNDP   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND RIGHTS; POLICY MAKING; PROPERTY RIGHTS;

AFRICA; BLANTYRE; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33746189552     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.27.4.4     Document Type: Article

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