Social agency and state authority in land delivery processes in African cities: Compliance, conflict and cooperation

International Development Planning Review

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-285

  Rakodi, Carole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANCE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; LANDOWNERSHIP; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN HOUSING; URBAN POLICY; URBANIZATION;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; CENTRAL PROVINCE [UGANDA]; EAST AFRICA; ELDORET; ENUGU [NIGERIA]; GABORONE; KAMPALA; KENYA; LESOTHO; MASERU; NIGERIA; RIFT VALLEY; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 33846053916     PISSN: 14746743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3828/idpr.28.2.7     Document Type: Article

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