New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda

Rwanda has recently implemented a nation-wide program of first-time land regularization (LTR) that many believe set new standards for the region. We use administrative data combined with household survey- and program-rollout information to explore sustainability of the infrastructure created in this...

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Main Authors:	Ali, Daniel Ayalew, Deininger, Klaus, Duponchel, Marguerite
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2018
Subjects:	LAND REGISTRY LAND TRANSACTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA LAND TENURE INFORMALITY DECENTRALIZATION ACCESS TO SERVICES
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29252

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spelling	okr-10986-292522021-05-25T10:54:43Z New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Duponchel, Marguerite LAND REGISTRY LAND TRANSACTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA LAND TENURE INFORMALITY DECENTRALIZATION ACCESS TO SERVICES Rwanda has recently implemented a nation-wide program of first-time land regularization (LTR) that many believe set new standards for the region. We use administrative data combined with household survey- and program-rollout information to explore sustainability of the infrastructure created in this process, including the impact of public efforts to increase registration of subsequent transactions. We find that the program provided significant benefits in terms of gender equality and credit access while opening up new opportunities in terms of land taxation or land use planning, but that high level of rural informality may undermine these in the medium to long term. While public efforts to decentralize service provision helped to significantly reduce informality, additional efforts are likely to be needed to ensure sustainability of the registry. We discuss how Rwanda can further move in this direction and draw out implications for other countries considering first time adjudication and registration of property rights. 2018-01-29T19:30:34Z 2018-01-29T19:30:34Z 2017-11 Journal Article World Development 0305-750X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29252 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Rwanda
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topic	LAND REGISTRY LAND TRANSACTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA LAND TENURE INFORMALITY DECENTRALIZATION ACCESS TO SERVICES
spellingShingle	LAND REGISTRY LAND TRANSACTIONS ADMINISTRATIVE DATA LAND TENURE INFORMALITY DECENTRALIZATION ACCESS TO SERVICES Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Duponchel, Marguerite New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda
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description	Rwanda has recently implemented a nation-wide program of first-time land regularization (LTR) that many believe set new standards for the region. We use administrative data combined with household survey- and program-rollout information to explore sustainability of the infrastructure created in this process, including the impact of public efforts to increase registration of subsequent transactions. We find that the program provided significant benefits in terms of gender equality and credit access while opening up new opportunities in terms of land taxation or land use planning, but that high level of rural informality may undermine these in the medium to long term. While public efforts to decentralize service provision helped to significantly reduce informality, additional efforts are likely to be needed to ensure sustainability of the registry. We discuss how Rwanda can further move in this direction and draw out implications for other countries considering first time adjudication and registration of property rights.
format	Journal Article
author	Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Duponchel, Marguerite
author_facet	Ali, Daniel Ayalew Deininger, Klaus Duponchel, Marguerite
author_sort	Ali, Daniel Ayalew
title	New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda
title_short	New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda
title_full	New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda
title_fullStr	New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda
title_full_unstemmed	New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda
title_sort	new ways to assess and enhance land registry sustainability : evidence from rwanda
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29252
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New Ways to Assess and Enhance Land Registry Sustainability : Evidence from Rwanda

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