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The Diversity of Land Markets and Regulations in Europe, and (some of) its Causes

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  • Johan Swinnen
  • Kristine Van Herck
  • Liesbet Vranken

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The creation of optimal land institutions attracted renewed attention in the 1990s because of its central role in the transition process in former Communist countries in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, and more recently because of large-scale land investments in developing countries. This article documents the existence of large variations in land institutions (markets and regulation) using current and historical data from Western and Eastern Europe. It then offers explanations for these differences and draws implications for the role and optimality of land institutions in development (with special reference to the current debate on large scale land acquisitions).

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  • Johan Swinnen & Kristine Van Herck & Liesbet Vranken, 2016. "The Diversity of Land Markets and Regulations in Europe, and (some of) its Causes," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(2), pages 186-205, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:52:y:2016:i:2:p:186-205
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1060318
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