Land Tenure and Agricultural Productivity in Africa: A Comparative Analysis of the Economics Literature and Recent Policy Strategies and Reforms

World Development

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1326-1336

  Place, Frank ^a  

^a WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; agricultural productivity; land tenure; policy; tenure security

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LAND TENURE; POLICY REFORM; POLICY STRATEGY; RURAL ECONOMY; SECURITY;

AFRICA;

EID: 67649452499     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.08.020     Document Type: Article

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