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Land Lines, October 2007
Revista Land LinesOctubre 2007Edited by Ann LeRoyerThis issue hones in on socioeconomic conditions in post-Apartheid South Africa; strategies to improve U.S. state and local finances amid economic downturns; and the effects of urban land use...
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The Impact of Customary Landholding on Emerging Land Markets in Enugu, Nigeria
Documentos de trabajoOctubre 2007Cosmas Uchenna IkejioforOn account of its historical antecedents, the bulk of land for urban development in Enugu is held by indigenous landowning communities. Customary land tenure and management practices have persisted...
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The MDB as Mid-Wife
Delivering Property Rights ReformDocumentos de trabajoMayo 2007John W. BruceCompetition for land is pervasive in the developing world, and competition can become conflict, sometimes violent conflict, where rules are unclear or a rule-of-law environment does not exist. While...
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Post-Apartheid Johannesburg
A Work in ProgressRevista Land LinesOctubre 2007Tracy MetzSouth Africa is reinventing itself as we speak—socially, politically, economically, racially. Will the “unfathomably peaceful” transition be strong enough to sustain South Africa...
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The Challenge of Slum Formation in the Developing World
Revista Land LinesAbril 2007A flourishing informal market already provides housing alternatives for both poor and middle-class families in many cities where access to land is constrained in the urban core and is held privately...
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Property Taxation in Anglophone Africa
Revista Land LinesAbril 2007A well-functioning property tax system could offer many benefits to the nations of sub-Saharan Africa. A dependable and locally administered source of revenue would greatly benefit local democracy...
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Recently posted working papers
Entradas de blogOctubre 2007