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Reflections on 20 Years of Land-Related Development Projects in Central America : 10 Things You Might Not Expect, and Future Directions

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dc.contributor.authorSiegel, P.B.
dc.contributor.authorChildress, M.D.
dc.contributor.authorBarham, B.L.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-07T18:11:30Z
dc.date.available2014-04-07T18:11:30Z
dc.date.issued2013-01-08
dc.description.abstractThis paper takes a critical view of the challenges that lie ahead for land?related development projects in Central America. Drawing upon several sources of information and types of analysis, including literature reviews, field visits and rapid participatory assessments, along with decades of professional experience, the authors examine land-related development policies and projects over the past two decades in Central America (although monitoring and evaluation is admittedly weak). Reflections on past land?related development policies and projects in Central America are based on their contributions to growth and poverty reduction. The reflections, which are really stylized facts, are presented using a 'top ten list' of things that you might not expect from land policy reforms and projects in post?conflict Central America. In short, for a variety of initially unforeseen reasons, land?related development policies and projects have not fully lived up to expectations in terms of poverty reduction for rural residents, especially not for small farmers (campesinos) and the landless, although positive impacts have been obtained for landholders improving the security of property rights, and have generally exceeded expectations for urban residents. The focus on land administration outcomes (e.g., number of parcels registered) has often managed to bypass areas with land conflicts and/or indigenous peoples and these projects have not necessarily provided incentives for environmentally sound natural resource management. At the same time these projects have achieved institutional reforms and the creation of land information systems which are beginning to enable a new paradigm of multi?purpose territorial management which holds great promise. The lessons learned suggest the need to consolidate a new direction for land policy in Central America, one that is holistic and integrates poverty reduction and development goals, natural resource management, disaster risk management and climate change into a territorial approach stressing local governance and planning. There is a need to differentiate between rural and urban areas and better utilize geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data that have been key products of land projects. Information systems and various land and resource data gathered by land administration projects provide an excellent foundation for a revised and decentralized approach to sustainable development. The paper concludes with six specific recommendations, which can serve as the basis for future discussions on the direction of future development support to countries' land policies and projects in Central America, and other regions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18801448/reflections-20-years-landrelated-development-projects-central-america-10-things-might-not-expect-future-directions
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-92-95093-81-2
dc.identifier.isbn978-92-95093-81-2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/17624
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInternational Land Coalition, Rome
dc.relation.ispartofseriesKnowledge for change;
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO LAND
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCENTRAL GOVERNMENT CONTROL
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOLLATERAL
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCREDIT MARKETS
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHICS
dc.subjectECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DEEPENING
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectGOVERNANCE CAPACITY
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS PEOPLES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REFORMS
dc.subjectLAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectLOCAL LEVEL
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL FINANCE
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL FINANCING
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMUNICIPAL SERVICES
dc.subjectMUNICIPALITIES
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectPOVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROPERTY TAXES
dc.subjectPUBLIC
dc.subjectPUBLIC OFFICIALS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSETTLEMENTS
dc.subjectSLUM UPGRADING
dc.subjectSLUMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSPATIAL PLANNING
dc.subjectTAXATION
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN POOR
dc.subjectURBAN POVERTY
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.titleReflections on 20 Years of Land-Related Development Projects in Central America : 10 Things You Might Not Expect, and Future Directionsen
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okr.date.disclosure2014-01-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-15T10:57:40.189943Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18801448/reflections-20-years-landrelated-development-projects-central-america-10-things-might-not-expect-future-directions
okr.externalcontentExternal Content
okr.globalpracticePoverty
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid129481468213001644
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000333037_20140115145528
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum18801448
okr.identifier.report83976
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Slums Upgrading
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicPublic Sector Management and Reform
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Services to the Poor
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Financial Management
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitAgric. RD & Irrigt'n Prac 1 (AFTA1)
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