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Land Fragmentation, Cropland Abandonment, and Land Market Operation in Albania

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dc.contributor.authorSavastano, Sara
dc.contributor.authorDeininger, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorCarletto, Calogero
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-27T07:44:09Z
dc.date.available2012-04-27T07:44:09Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractAlbania's radical farmland distribution is credited with averting an economic crisis and social unrest during the transition. But many believe it led to a holding structure too fragmented to be efficient, and that public efforts to consolidate plots are needed to lay the foundation for greater rural productivity. This paper uses farm-level data from the 2005 Albania Living Standards Measurement Survey to explore this quantitatively. The analysis finds no support for the argument that fragmentation reduces productivity. However, producers fail to utilize about 10 percent of the country's productive land, and, in the majority of cases, this land has been idle for at least five years. Farmers quote inefficiently-small plots as the reason for this in few cases, casting doubt on the scope for land consolidation to solve this issue. Instead, the data are consistent with the notion of land market imperfections, which can be traced to gaps in the legal and policy framework, as well as inefficiencies in registry operations, leading to land abandonment on a large scale. To maintain the productive potential of Albania's rural economy and, if and when needed, the ability to conduct consolidation in a cost-effective and sustainable manner, it will be critical to complement the emphasis on consolidation with an effort to address those gaps and inefficiencies on a priority basis.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16216522/land-fragmentation-cropland-abandonment-land-market-operation-albania
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6032
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6034
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper ; No. 6032
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectAGRARIAN REFORM
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBEST USE
dc.subjectCONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATED LAND
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDRAINAGE
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC EVIDENCE
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectECONOMIES IN TRANSITION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEQUALIZATION
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectEXTENSION
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectFARM SIZE
dc.subjectFARM STRUCTURES
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectFARMLAND
dc.subjectFARMS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINTEGRATION
dc.subjectIRRIGATED LAND
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND ACQUISITION
dc.subjectLAND ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND BANKING
dc.subjectLAND CONSOLIDATION
dc.subjectLAND LEASING
dc.subjectLAND MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND PRICES
dc.subjectLAND QUALITY
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND RENTAL
dc.subjectLAND SALES
dc.subjectLAND SPECULATION
dc.subjectLAND TAXES
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND VALUES
dc.subjectLANDLORDS
dc.subjectLEASES
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLIVESTOCK
dc.subjectMACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectPENSIONS
dc.subjectPOINTS
dc.subjectPRESENT VALUE
dc.subjectPRIVATE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROFITABILITY
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC LAND
dc.subjectREAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectRESOURCE ALLOCATION
dc.subjectRETIREMENT
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL PROPERTY
dc.subjectSITES
dc.subjectSOIL QUALITY
dc.subjectTENANTS
dc.subjectTOT
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN GROWTH
dc.subjectVETERINARY SERVICES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.titleLand Fragmentation, Cropland Abandonment, and Land Market Operation in Albaniaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titleLand Fragmentation, Cropland Abandonment, and Land Market Operation in Albania
okr.date.disclosure2012-04-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:00:52.816488Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16216522/land-fragmentation-cropland-abandonment-land-market-operation-albania
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.guid322931468007498994
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-6032
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20120409095922
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16216522
okr.identifier.reportWPS6032
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/04/09/000158349_20120409095922/Rendered/PDF/WPS6032.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEurope and Central Asia
okr.region.countryAlbania
okr.region.geographicalEastern Europe
okr.sectorHousing finance
okr.sectorFinance
okr.sectorGeneral public administration sector
okr.sectorGeneral agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Land Policies for Poverty Reduction
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicBanks and Banking Reform
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Housing and Land
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Use and Policies
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Agriculture & Rural Devt. (DECAR)
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