Improving Sustainability of Land Administration through Decentralized Service Provision : Evidence from Rwanda
Recognizing that the impressive gains from comprehensive land tenure regularization may be short-lived if subsequent transactions are not registered, Rwanda has deployed close to 400 Sector Land Managers (SLMs) throughout the country. Regressions u...
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| Format: | Case Study |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26558059/improving-sustainability-land-administration-through-decentralized-service-provision-evidence-rwanda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24708 |
| Summary: | Recognizing that the impressive gains
from comprehensive land tenure regularization may be
short-lived if subsequent transactions are not registered,
Rwanda has deployed close to 400 Sector Land Managers (SLMs)
throughout the country. Regressions using LAIS data
highlight that posting of SLMs increased levels of
registered sales but not inheritance transactions and that,
for agricultural land, having an SLM taken refresher
training almost doubled this effect. A survey of all SLMs in
April 2016 suggests that they are fully functional and in
close contact with DLOs. More training (possibly via new
channels), access to LAIS, and some office equipment
(locking cabinets) could enhance performance. Time spent by
SLMs on land administration, levels of transactions handled,
and reasons for them to reject applications provide pointers
for improvement. |
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