Land Management Rights on State Land by Local Governments

Property Rights, Land Markets, and Land Use in Bangkok: Consequences of Siam’s 1901 Land Act

This paper assesses the impact of Siam’s 1901 Land Title Deed Act on land markets and land use in Bangkok. Using a sample of orchard title deeds issued in the 1880s, this study investigates the incidence of land transfers and subsequent land use patterns both before and after the transition from usufruct to full private ownership rights as a result of the 1901 Act. Survival analysis shows that ...

De Facto and De Jure Property Rights : Land Settlement and Land Conflict on the Australian , Brazilian

We present a conceptual framework to better understand the interaction between settlement and the emergence of de facto property rights on frontiers prior to governments establishing and enforcing de jure property rights. In this framework, potential rents associated with more exclusivity drives “demand” for commons arrangements but demand is not a sufficient explanation; norms and politics mat...

Three Essays on Land Use, Land Management, and Land Values in the Agro-Ecosystem DISSERTATION

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Creating Property Rights: Land Banks in Ghana

Insecure property rights over land have multiple ramifications for agriculture and the organization of rural economic activity (Besley and Ghatak 2009). The risk that land will be expropriated deters investment. Insecure property rights reduce the ability of borrowers to pledge land as collateral and thus tighten credit constraints. Ill-defined property right over land can inhibit land transact...

Land Management and Land Cover on Land owned by Amenity Oriented Rural Landowners in Jamberoo Valley Part One: Landowners’ Attitudes and Land Use and Land Management Practices Part Two: Land Cover Changes