Land rights as an engine of growth? An analysis of Cambodian land grabs in the context of development theory

Land Use Policy

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 564-572

  Rudi, Lisa Marie ^a   Azadi, Hossein ^b   Witlox, Frank ^b   Lebailly, Philippe ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cambodia; Corruption; Evictions; Institutional arrangements; Land governance; Land rights

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ELITE POLITICS; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAND RIGHTS; POVERTY;

CAMBODIA;

EID: 84893232090     PISSN: 02648377     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2013.12.016     Document Type: Article

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