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Author:   Geoffrey Payne
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 29.60cm
Weight:   0.300kg
ISBN:  

9781853394003

ISBN 10:   1853394009
Pages:   80
Publication Date:   15 December 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface I. Introduction II. Systems of land tenure and property rights Customary tenure and property rights Private land tenure and property Framework of tenure and property rights de facto security - no tenure Official recognition - no title Land rental Occupancy and use rights Communal or co-operative ownership Customary ownership Instruments for improving tenure in extra-legal settlements Public land ownership or control 5 Religious concepts of land tenure and 5 property rights Indigenous and imported tenure 5 concepts Contemporary urban tenure systems 6 Criteria for assessing tenure and 10 property rights III. National policy issues 11 Introduction 11 Policies and national land ownership 11 Policy in countries with private land 13 markets Policy in countries with customary 14 land systems Policies and plural land tenure 16 National tenure policy options 17 Freehold 17 Conditional freehold 18 Leasehold 18 Other tenure options 19 Tenure and access to credit 20 Substitutes for full tenure 21 Administration of tenure and 21 property rights Tenure and land use 24 Tenure, housing investment and cost 25 Improving tenure systems 27 IV. Property rights in extra-legal 30 settlements Introduction 30 V. The improvement of traditional 39 tenure arrangements Introduction 39 Colonial responses 40 Recent government responses 40 Government acquisition and 42 development Development by customary owners 42 Development by private 43 developers Public and private sector joint 43 ventures Conclusions 44 VI. Conclusions 46 Tenure, rights and urban 46 management Policy objectives 47 Improving land market efficiency 48 through tenure policy Improving equity through tenure 49 policy Tenure policy and access to credit 49 Tenure policy and administrative 50 capability Future research and the role of 50 international funding agencies Annexe: An outline typology of land 52 tenure and property rights Glossary of terms 55 Bibliography 58

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Geoffrey Payne is a housing and urban development consultant based in London. He is author of Making Common Ground: Public-private Partnerships in Land for Housing also published by ITDG Publishing.

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