A Less Gendered Access to Land? The Impact of Tanzania's New Wave of Land Reform

Development Policy Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 415-432

  Pedersen, Rasmus Hundsbæk ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Access; Implementation; Land reform; Tanzania; Women

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; LAND REFORM; LAND RIGHTS; LEGISLATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; WOMENS STATUS;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 84931562908     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12121     Document Type: Article

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