Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand
This paper suggests that explanations of property rights transformation need to move beyond models of relative price change and state enforcement to include accounts that accommodate conflict and competition among actors, and the possibility that state actors may not provide the enforcement that is...
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| author | Mwangi, Esther |
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| description | This paper suggests that explanations of property rights transformation need to move beyond models of relative price change and state enforcement to include accounts that accommodate conflict and competition among actors, and the possibility that state actors may not provide the enforcement that is often taken for granted. The transition from collective to individualized holdings in Kenya’s Maasailand is burdened with politics and procedural problems that can undermine the gains anticipated in that move. Moreover, in semi-arid ecological settings, individualization results in unstable land holdings, necessitating re-contracting, and reaggregation by individual parcel owners. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1718032025-02-19T14:02:56Z Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand Mwangi, Esther property rights privatization multiple use This paper suggests that explanations of property rights transformation need to move beyond models of relative price change and state enforcement to include accounts that accommodate conflict and competition among actors, and the possibility that state actors may not provide the enforcement that is often taken for granted. The transition from collective to individualized holdings in Kenya’s Maasailand is burdened with politics and procedural problems that can undermine the gains anticipated in that move. Moreover, in semi-arid ecological settings, individualization results in unstable land holdings, necessitating re-contracting, and reaggregation by individual parcel owners. 2007-05 2025-01-29T12:58:46Z 2025-01-29T12:58:46Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171803 en Limited Access Elsevier Mwangi, Esther. 2007. Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand. World Development 35(5): 815-834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.09.012 |
| spellingShingle | property rights privatization multiple use Mwangi, Esther Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand |
| title | Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand |
| title_full | Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand |
| title_fullStr | Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand |
| title_short | Subdividing the commons: distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in Kenya's Maasailand |
| title_sort | subdividing the commons distributional conflict in the transition from collective to individual property rights in kenya s maasailand |
| topic | property rights privatization multiple use |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171803 |
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