Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency

Based on a large survey to compare the effectiveness of land markets and land reform in Colombia, the authors find that rental and sales markets were more effective in transferring land to poor but productive producers than was administrative land...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, Klaus, Castagnini, Raffaella, González, Maria A.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL MARKETS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CULTIVATION ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFECTIVE USE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EQUILIBRIUM EROSION EXPLOITATION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION INCOME INSURANCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND ACQUISITION LAND ASSETS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRICES LAND QUALITY LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REFORM LAND RENTAL LAND SALES LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAWS MARGINAL COSTS MUNICIPALITIES OIL POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRESENT VALUE PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC POLICY RURAL AREAS SOIL QUALITY STREAMS SUGAR TRANSACTION COSTS RENTAL HOUSING WORKING CAPITAL ACCESS TO LAND
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3161831/comparing-land-reform-land-markets-colombia-impacts-equity-efficiency http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15620

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spelling	okr-10986-156202021-04-23T14:03:20Z Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency Deininger, Klaus Castagnini, Raffaella González, Maria A. ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL MARKETS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CULTIVATION ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFECTIVE USE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EQUILIBRIUM EROSION EXPLOITATION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION INCOME INSURANCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND ACQUISITION LAND ASSETS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRICES LAND QUALITY LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REFORM LAND RENTAL LAND SALES LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAWS MARGINAL COSTS MUNICIPALITIES OIL POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRESENT VALUE PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC POLICY RURAL AREAS SOIL QUALITY STREAMS SUGAR TRANSACTION COSTS RENTAL HOUSING WORKING CAPITAL ACCESS TO LAND LAND TRANSFERS LAND MARKETS LAND REFORM Based on a large survey to compare the effectiveness of land markets and land reform in Colombia, the authors find that rental and sales markets were more effective in transferring land to poor but productive producers than was administrative land reform. The fact that land transactions were all of a short-term nature and that little land was transferred from very large to small land owners or the landless suggests that there may be scope for policies both to improve the functioning of land markets and to facilitate greater land access by the most disadvantaged. Analysis of the factors associated with success in a sample of land transfers from large to small producers helps to identify key elements for policies in both respects. 2013-09-04T20:19:40Z 2013-09-04T20:19:40Z 2004-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3161831/comparing-land-reform-land-markets-colombia-impacts-equity-efficiency http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15620 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3258 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Colombia
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topic	ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL MARKETS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CULTIVATION ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFECTIVE USE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EQUILIBRIUM EROSION EXPLOITATION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION INCOME INSURANCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND ACQUISITION LAND ASSETS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRICES LAND QUALITY LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REFORM LAND RENTAL LAND SALES LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAWS MARGINAL COSTS MUNICIPALITIES OIL POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRESENT VALUE PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC POLICY RURAL AREAS SOIL QUALITY STREAMS SUGAR TRANSACTION COSTS RENTAL HOUSING WORKING CAPITAL ACCESS TO LAND LAND TRANSFERS LAND MARKETS LAND REFORM
spellingShingle	ACCOUNTING AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE ARABLE LAND CAPITAL CONSTRAINTS CAPITAL MARKETS CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK CULTIVATION ECONOMIC FACTORS ECONOMIC GROWTH EFFECTIVE USE EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EMPLOYMENT EQUALIZATION EQUILIBRIUM EROSION EXPLOITATION FARM SIZE FARMERS FARMS FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL RESOURCES GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION INCOME INSURANCE LABOR MARKETS LABOR PRODUCTIVITY LAND ACQUISITION LAND ASSETS LAND DISTRIBUTION LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PRICES LAND QUALITY LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REFORM LAND RENTAL LAND SALES LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAWS MARGINAL COSTS MUNICIPALITIES OIL POLICY ENVIRONMENT PRESENT VALUE PRODUCERS PRODUCTIVITY PROFITABILITY PUBLIC POLICY RURAL AREAS SOIL QUALITY STREAMS SUGAR TRANSACTION COSTS RENTAL HOUSING WORKING CAPITAL ACCESS TO LAND LAND TRANSFERS LAND MARKETS LAND REFORM Deininger, Klaus Castagnini, Raffaella González, Maria A. Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3258
description	Based on a large survey to compare the effectiveness of land markets and land reform in Colombia, the authors find that rental and sales markets were more effective in transferring land to poor but productive producers than was administrative land reform. The fact that land transactions were all of a short-term nature and that little land was transferred from very large to small land owners or the landless suggests that there may be scope for policies both to improve the functioning of land markets and to facilitate greater land access by the most disadvantaged. Analysis of the factors associated with success in a sample of land transfers from large to small producers helps to identify key elements for policies in both respects.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Deininger, Klaus Castagnini, Raffaella González, Maria A.
author_facet	Deininger, Klaus Castagnini, Raffaella González, Maria A.
author_sort	Deininger, Klaus
title	Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency
title_short	Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency
title_full	Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency
title_fullStr	Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency
title_full_unstemmed	Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency
title_sort	comparing land reform and land markets in colombia : impacts on equity and efficiency
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3161831/comparing-land-reform-land-markets-colombia-impacts-equity-efficiency http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15620
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Comparing Land Reform and Land Markets in Colombia : Impacts on Equity and Efficiency

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