Untying the Land Knot : Making Equitable, Efficient, and Sustainable Use of Industrial and Commercial Land

A decade ago in Mozambique, a stakeholder workshop where the need to improve access to industrial and commercial land as a means to encourage investment was a topic of discussion, a government official came up to. In order to create new jobs, generate more income, and modernize the economy, many cou...

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Main Authors:	Shen, Xiaofang, Sun, Xiaolun
Format:	Publication
Language:	en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	Access to Land accountant Administrative Procedures affiliate Arbitration arbitrations auctions bank loans Cadastre Capital Market carbon central banks checks Cities climate change collateral commercial investment commercial property Communal Property Community Development competitive markets compliance costs conflicts of interest consolidation credibility developed countries developing countries Dispute Resolution Economic Development economic growth economic impact Economic Performance economics emerging markets empirical research empirical studies employment Entrepreneurship Environmental environmental protection environmental regulations environments expropriation External Finance financial support fiscal administration foreign direct investment Foreign Investment foreign investors Forestry Global Interest Government Intervention government interventions government revenues gross domestic product housing human resources Income income taxes information system Information Systems information technology Institutional Arrangements institutional change Institutional Framework institutional reforms International Bank International Development International Finance investing investment bank investment banking Investment Climate investment opportunities investment policies investment policy Investment Process investment projects Land Development land management land policies Land Policy land records Land Reform Land Reforms Land Resources land speculation Land Tenure land title land titles Land Use land use policies land values landholders landowners Laws legal rights legal tradition legislation level of risks licenses local authorities local government local governments long-term investments macroeconomic performance market access Market Competition market conditions Market Development market mechanisms Market Reform Market Reforms market transactions Monetary Fund mortgage mortgage market municipal government municipalities Municipality natural disasters natural resources Policy Environment policy makers political commitment political risks Population growth potential investments Poverty Reduction private equity private investment private investor private investors private parties Private Sector privatization productive investments productivity property law property rights property taxes property values Public public administration public agencies public health public infrastructure Public institutions public officials public policies public provision Public Registry public resources public sector public service public utilities Public Works rates of return reform programs regional planning registration process registration system regulatory authorities regulatory barriers reorganization resource conservation resource management roads rural communities Settlement settlements Sewage Social Capital strategic investor subsidiary sustainable development Sustainable Use Tax taxation Telecommunications Transaction transition countries transition economies Transparency trustees urban areas urban environment Urban Housing Urban Planning valuation
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