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Legal knowledge and economic development: The case of land rights in Uganda Author info | Abstract | Publisher info | Download info | Related research | Statistics Deininger, Klaus
Ali, Daniel Ayalew
Yamano, Takashi
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Mixed evidence on the impact of formal title in much of Africa is often used to question the relevance of dealing with land policy issues in this continent. We use data from Uganda to assess the impact of a disaggregated set of rights on investment, productivity, and land values and to test the hypothesis that individuals'Â lack of knowledge of the new law reduces their tenure security. Results point towards strong and positive effects of greater tenure security and transferability. Use of exogenous knowledge of its provisions as a proxy for the value of the land law suggests that this piece of legislation had major economic benefits that remain to be fully realized.
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Article Paper Deininger, Klaus & Ayalew, Daniel & Yamano, Takashi, 2006.
"Legal knowledge and economic development : the case of land rights in Uganda ,"
Policy Research Working Paper Series
3868, The World Bank.
[Downloadable!] Deininger, Klaus & Ayalew, Daniel & Yamano, Takashi, 2006.
"Legal Knowledge and Economic Development: The Case of Land Rights in Uganda ,"
2006 Annual Meeting, August 12-18, 2006, Queensland, Australia
25431, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
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