One Billion Rising. Law, Land and the Alleviation of Global Poverty

• Hoofdauteur: Hanstad, Tim (auth)
• Andere auteurs: Mitchell, Robert (auth), L. Prosterman, Roy (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Leiden University Press 2009
• Reeks: Law, Governance, and Development
• Onderwerpen: Law & society; law; land tenure; sociology; China; India; Land law; Land reform; Legal aid
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Most of the world's estimated 1.4 billion poorest people are still rural. Yet the majority lack ownership (or any secure rights) to the land that is their principal source of livelihood. Although land law and related reforms have transformed the lives of millions of families by providing secure...