Land tenure reform in Tajikistan: Implications for land stewardship and social sustainability: A case study

Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia: Balancing Improved Livelihoods, Biodiversity Conservation and Land Protection

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 305-329

  Halimova, Nargis ^a  

^a GITEC Consulting GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Common tenure; Dehkan farms; Elites; Land tenure system and modes; Land use rights; Legislation; Privatization; The social and ecological impacts

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956544907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5367-9_13     Document Type: Chapter

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