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Environmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwanda

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dc.contributor.authorAli, Daniel Ayalew
dc.contributor.authorDeininger, Klaus
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Markus
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:04:03Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:04:03Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-01
dc.description.abstractAlthough increased global demand for land has led to renewed interest in African land tenure, few models to address these issues quickly and at the required scale have been identified or evaluated. The case of Rwanda's nation-wide and relatively low-cost land tenure regularization program is thus of great interest. This paper evaluates the short-term impact (some 2.5 years after completion) of the pilots undertaken to fine-tune the approach using a geographic discontinuity design with spatial fixed effects. Three key findings emerge from the analysis. First, the program improved land access for legally married women (about 76 percent of married couples) and prompted better recordation of inheritance rights without gender bias. Second, the analysis finds a very large impact on investment and maintenance of soil conservation measures. This effect was particularly pronounced for female headed households, suggesting that this group had suffered from high levels of tenure insecurity, which the program managed to reduce. Third, land market activity declined, allowing rejection of the hypothesis that the program caused a wave of distress sales or widespread landlessness by vulnerable people. Implications for program design and policy are discussed.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110818104704
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5765
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3527
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5765
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO LAND
dc.subjectAGENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPROPRIATION
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectCOMMONS
dc.subjectCOMMUNITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMPENSATION
dc.subjectCONSTRUCTION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION PROCESS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEMINENT DOMAIN
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectFAIR MARKET VALUE
dc.subjectFARMLAND
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFORECLOSURE
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectHETEROGENEITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectIMPROVED LAND
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND ACQUISITION
dc.subjectLAND ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND CLAIMS
dc.subjectLAND ECONOMICS
dc.subjectLAND EXPROPRIATION
dc.subjectLAND GRABBING
dc.subjectLAND MARKET
dc.subjectLAND MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLAND PARCELS
dc.subjectLAND RECORDS
dc.subjectLAND REGISTRATION
dc.subjectLAND RESOURCES
dc.subjectLAND RIGHTS
dc.subjectLAND SALES
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND TITLING
dc.subjectLAND TRANSACTIONS
dc.subjectLAND TRANSFER
dc.subjectLAND TRANSFERS
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLAND VALUE
dc.subjectLAND VALUES
dc.subjectLANDLESSNESS
dc.subjectLANDLORDS
dc.subjectLANDS
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectLEGAL PROVISIONS
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectMANDATES
dc.subjectMARGINAL LANDS
dc.subjectMARKET VALUE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPOINTS
dc.subjectPRIVATE LAND
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY
dc.subjectPRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectPROPERTY TITLES
dc.subjectPROPERTY VALUE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOIL
dc.subjectSOIL CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSOIL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectSOIL QUALITY
dc.subjectSQUATTERS
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectVILLAGES
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWOMEN AND PROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.titleEnvironmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa : Pilot Evidence from Rwandaen
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okr.crossref.titleEnvironmental and Gender Impacts of Land Tenure Regularization in Africa: Pilot Evidence from Rwanda
okr.date.disclosure2011-08-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:18:24.658503Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110818104704
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5765
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20110818104704
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum14833489
okr.identifier.reportWPS5765
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryRwanda
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalCentral Africa
okr.sectorHousing finance,General public administration sector,General agriculture, fishing and forestry sector
okr.sectorFinance,Public Administration, Law, and Justice,Agriculture, fishing, and forestry
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
okr.unitDECRG: Agriculture & Rural Devt. (DECAR)
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