Land tenure reform in Uganda some reflections on the formalisation of customary tenure

Survey Review

Volumn 40, Issue 308, 2008, Pages 116-128

  Batungi, Nasani ^a   Ruther H ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Formalised customary land; Land distribution; Land reform; Land tenure; Uganda

Indexed keywords

INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LAND REFORM; LAND TENURE; LAND USE PLANNING; LANDOWNERSHIP; LITERATURE REVIEW; NEGOTIATION PROCESS; RURAL PLANNING; RURAL POLICY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

EID: 48949095810     PISSN: 00396265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/003962608X253583     Document Type: Review

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