Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries

Although many African countries have recently adopted highly innovative and pro-poor land laws, lack of implementation thwarts their potentially far-reaching impact on productivity, poverty reduction, and governance. The authors use a representativ...

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Main Authors:	Deininger, Klaus, Ali, Daniel Ayalew, Holden, Stein, Zevenbergen, Jaap
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMMUNAL LAND COMPENSATION CROPS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENVIRONMENTS EROSION EVICTIONS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS GENDER HERDERS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES INTEGRATION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ASSETS LAND GRABBING LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PREPARATION LAND RECORDS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REGISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND VALUES LANDLORDS LANDS LEASES LIFE SCIENCES POINTS PRIVATE LAND PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL DEGRADATION TENURE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7549918/rural-land-certification-ethiopia-process-initial-impact-implications-other-african-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7065

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spelling	okr-10986-70652021-04-23T14:02:33Z Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMMUNAL LAND COMPENSATION CROPS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENVIRONMENTS EROSION EVICTIONS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS GENDER HERDERS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES INTEGRATION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ASSETS LAND GRABBING LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PREPARATION LAND RECORDS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REGISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND VALUES LANDLORDS LANDS LEASES LIFE SCIENCES POINTS PRIVATE LAND PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL DEGRADATION TENURE Although many African countries have recently adopted highly innovative and pro-poor land laws, lack of implementation thwarts their potentially far-reaching impact on productivity, poverty reduction, and governance. The authors use a representative household survey from Ethiopia where, over a short period, certificates to more than 20 million plots were issued to describe the certification process, explore its incidence and preliminary impact, and quantify the costs. While this provides many suggestions to ensure sustainability and enhance impact, Ethiopia's highly cost-effective first-time registration process provides important lessons. 2012-06-04T21:12:46Z 2012-06-04T21:12:46Z 2007-04 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7549918/rural-land-certification-ethiopia-process-initial-impact-implications-other-african-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7065 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4218 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 Africa Ethiopia
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topic	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMMUNAL LAND COMPENSATION CROPS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENVIRONMENTS EROSION EVICTIONS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS GENDER HERDERS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES INTEGRATION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ASSETS LAND GRABBING LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PREPARATION LAND RECORDS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REGISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND VALUES LANDLORDS LANDS LEASES LIFE SCIENCES POINTS PRIVATE LAND PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL DEGRADATION TENURE
spellingShingle	ACCESS TO INFORMATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE COMMON PROPERTY COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES COMMUNAL LAND COMPENSATION CROPS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENVIRONMENTS EROSION EVICTIONS EXTENSION EXTENSION SERVICES FARMERS GENDER HERDERS HOUSEHOLDS HOUSES INTEGRATION LAND ADMINISTRATION LAND ASSETS LAND GRABBING LAND MARKETS LAND OWNERS LAND OWNERSHIP LAND PREPARATION LAND RECORDS LAND REDISTRIBUTION LAND REGISTRATION LAND RIGHTS LAND TITLING LAND TRANSFERS LAND USE LAND VALUES LANDLORDS LANDS LEASES LIFE SCIENCES POINTS PRIVATE LAND PROPERTY RIGHTS PUBLIC LAND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOIL SOIL DEGRADATION TENURE Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
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relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4218
description	Although many African countries have recently adopted highly innovative and pro-poor land laws, lack of implementation thwarts their potentially far-reaching impact on productivity, poverty reduction, and governance. The authors use a representative household survey from Ethiopia where, over a short period, certificates to more than 20 million plots were issued to describe the certification process, explore its incidence and preliminary impact, and quantify the costs. While this provides many suggestions to ensure sustainability and enhance impact, Ethiopia's highly cost-effective first-time registration process provides important lessons.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap
author_facet	Deininger, Klaus Ali, Daniel Ayalew Holden, Stein Zevenbergen, Jaap
author_sort	Deininger, Klaus
title	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_short	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_full	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_fullStr	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_full_unstemmed	Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries
title_sort	rural land certification in ethiopia : process, initial impact, and implications for other african countries
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/04/7549918/rural-land-certification-ethiopia-process-initial-impact-implications-other-african-countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7065
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Rural Land Certification in Ethiopia : Process, Initial Impact, and Implications for Other African Countries

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