Property rights: Issues and challenges

Rights over land and other natural resources play a fundamental role in human society. The distribution of wealth and poverty is a reflection of underlying property rights. However, reforming property rights to give poor women and men greater access and stronger control over resources is not an easy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: CGIAR Program on Collective Action and Property Rights
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154822
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Summary:Rights over land and other natural resources play a fundamental role in human society. The distribution of wealth and poverty is a reflection of underlying property rights. However, reforming property rights to give poor women and men greater access and stronger control over resources is not an easy task.