The formalization of urban land tenure in developing countries

Urban Land Markets: Improving Land Management for Successful Urbanization

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 101-132

  Durand Lasserve, Alain ^a   Selod, Harris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 84855898052     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8862-9_5     Document Type: Chapter

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