Urban Land Tenure and Property Rights in Developing Countries: A review - Softcover

Payne, Geoffrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853394009 ISBN 13: 9781853394003

Publisher: Practical Action Publishing, 1997

Synopsis

This review surveys the extensive international literature on the subject. It proposes a typology which includes statutory, customary and unauthorized tenure systems, as a basis for assessing existing problems and formulating appropriate policies. It concludes with recommendations for improving tenure security which maximize benefits to the poor and minimize market distortion.

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About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Practical Action Publishing
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853394009
• ISBN 13: 9781853394003
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80