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Land Policies and Institutions for Equitable and Resilient Growth in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorDeininger, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorGoyal, Aparajita
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T19:06:27Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T19:06:27Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-24
dc.description.abstractIn coming decades, Africa's urban populations will expand, and the effects of climate change be more keenly felt. Land policies and institutions will be key for urban dwellers to be able access productive jobs, breathe clean air, and live in decent housing; for entrepreneurs, especially women, to leverage land for productive investment; and for farmers to diversify, insure against shocks, and accumulate capital. Yet, many African land registries perform poorly, command little trust, and have failed to capitalize on opportunities to improve quality, relevance, and outreach via digital interoperability, use of earth observation, and connectivity. Literature highlights scope for regulatory and institutional reforms to (a) expand property taxation and land value capture and to improve urban service delivery, planning, and land use regulations; (b) increase quality and affordability of land services and access to land price and ownership data; (c) guide issuance of rural land use rights to reduce barriers to rural factor markets, including by spatially enabling farmer registries to improve subsidy targeting and effectiveness; and (d) demarcation and transparent decentralized management of public land to attract investment, including in climate finance, without fueling corruption, and to manage disputes before they escalate into ethnic violence.en
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Research Observer
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/wbro/lkae005
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/42722
dc.identifier.issn0257-3032
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42722
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherOxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectURBAN POLICY
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectPROPERTY TAXATION
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.titleLand Policies and Institutions for Equitable and Resilient Growth in Africaen
dc.typeJournal Article
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okr.date.disclosure2025-01-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:58:32.216330Z
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okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wbro/lkae005
okr.pagenumber1–57
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Administration
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Land Use and Policies
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Urban Housing and Land Settlements
okr.volume40(1)
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