Discretionary space as a concept to review innovation in land administration in Africa

Survey Review

Volumn 43, Issue 323, 2011, Pages 638-652

  de Vries, W T ^a   Zevenbergen, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Africa; Discretionary space; Innovation; Land administration; Land reform

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND REFORM; LAND TENURE; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION;

NAMIBIA; RWANDA; UGANDA;

EID: 80053372855     PISSN: 00396265     EISSN: 17522706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/003962611X13117748892399     Document Type: Review

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