Violent visions of an ownership society: The land administration project in Petén, Guatemala

Land Use Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-54

  Ybarra, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Guatemala; Land administration; Land title; Property; Violence

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND USE CONFLICT; LANDOWNERSHIP; PROPERTY RIGHTS; VIOLENCE; WORLD BANK;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; PETEN;

EID: 50849109159     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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