Land tenure, land law and development: Some thoughts on recent debates

Journal of Peasant Studies

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 573-589

  Assies, Willem ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Human rights; Land policies; Land tenure

Indexed keywords

FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; LAND RIGHTS; LAND TENURE; LANDOWNERSHIP;

EID: 70449345835     PISSN: 03066150     EISSN: 17439361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03066150903142824     Document Type: Article

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