The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos

Land policy reform has dominated the development agenda across the Global South over the past two decades. In contrast with earlier distributive land reforms, contemporary policies reflect an amalgamation of neoliberal, state territorial, and social justice agendas. This paper demonstrates how land...

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Autores principales: Kenney-Lazar, M., Suhardiman, Diana, Hunt, G.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Informa UK Limited 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119573
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description Land policy reform has dominated the development agenda across the Global South over the past two decades. In contrast with earlier distributive land reforms, contemporary policies reflect an amalgamation of neoliberal, state territorial, and social justice agendas. This paper demonstrates how land policy changes reflect the spatially extensive and multi-scalar politics of land contestation and control, employing the cases of Myanmar and Laos. Myanmar’s short-lived democratic transition enabled civil society actors to exert uneven influence on policy reform. In contrast, communist party and state dominance in Laos has constrained, although not wholly obstructed, policy intervention by non-governmental groups.
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spelling CGSpace1195732025-05-20T05:37:38Z The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos Kenney-Lazar, M. Suhardiman, Diana Hunt, G. land policies land reform land law political parties land titling land tenure land use customary land rights government non-governmental organizations donors civil society farmers social aspects Land policy reform has dominated the development agenda across the Global South over the past two decades. In contrast with earlier distributive land reforms, contemporary policies reflect an amalgamation of neoliberal, state territorial, and social justice agendas. This paper demonstrates how land policy changes reflect the spatially extensive and multi-scalar politics of land contestation and control, employing the cases of Myanmar and Laos. Myanmar’s short-lived democratic transition enabled civil society actors to exert uneven influence on policy reform. In contrast, communist party and state dominance in Laos has constrained, although not wholly obstructed, policy intervention by non-governmental groups. 2023-06-07 2022-05-17T08:34:37Z 2022-05-17T08:34:37Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119573 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Kenney-Lazar, M.; Suhardiman, Diana; Hunt, G. 2023. The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos. Journal of Peasant Studies, 50(4):1529-1548. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03066150.2022.2054700]
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Suhardiman, Diana
Hunt, G.
The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos
title The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos
title_full The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos
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title_short The spatial politics of land policy reform in Myanmar and Laos
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land reform
land law
political parties
land titling
land tenure
land use
customary land rights
government
non-governmental organizations
donors
civil society
farmers
social aspects
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