Ahead of the game: Land tenure reform in Rwanda and the process of securing women's land rights

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 131-152

  Daley, Elizabeth ^a   Dore Weeks, Rachel ^b   Umuhozac, Claudine ^c  

^a Mokoro Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIFEM Afghanistan   (Afghanistan)

^c Professional i/c Land Registration   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Gender equality; Land tenure reform; Organic land law; Rwanda; Succession law

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649213575     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531050903556691     Document Type: Article

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